egfr.schwartz: Calculate eGFR by Schwartz equation (for children only, both...

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Calculate eGFR by Schwartz equation (for children only, both "classic" and "quadratic")

Description

Calculate eGFR by Schwartz equation (for children only, both "classic" and "quadratic")

Usage

egfr.schwartz(
  creatinine,
  age,
  sex,
  height_cm = 0,
  height_ft = 0,
  height_inch = 0,
  creatinine_units = "micromol/l",
  equation_type = "classic",
  label_sex_male = c("Male", 1),
  label_sex_female = c("Female", 0)
)

Arguments

creatinine	Numeric vector. Serum creatinine, could be expressed in "micromol/L", "mmol/L" or "mg/dL". Units of measurement should be defined in variable creatinine_units (if not defined explicitly by user, the default value is "micromol/L").
age	Numeric vector. Age, in years. Age does not accounted in Schwartz equation, but used in the function to check whether Schwartz equation could be applied to a given patient.
sex	Vector. The value of variable refers to the parameters label_sex_male and label_sex_female. Required only in case of quadratic Schwartz equation.
height_cm	Numeric vector. Could be defined either as height_cm if is measured in cm, or as height_ft and height_inch if is measured in feet and inches. If the parameter height_cm is greater than 0, the function uses cm, otherwise - feet and inches.
height_ft	see height_cm
height_inch	see height_cm
creatinine_units	Character string. Units in which serum creatinne is expressed. Could be one of the following: "micromol/L", "mmol/L" or "mg/dL".
equation_type	Character string. Define whether to calculate eGFR either by classic Schwartz or quadratic Schwartz equation. Could be one of the following: "classic", "quadratic". If not explicitly defined by user, the default assumption is "classic".
label_sex_male	List. Label(s) for definition(s) of male sex.
label_sex_female	List. Label(s) for definition(s) of female sex.

Details

Calculate estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) by Schwartz equation.

Reference to the equation: Gao A, Cachat F, Faouzi M et al. Comparison of the glomerular filtration rate in children by the new revised Schwartz formula and a new generalized formula. Kidney International 2013;83:524–30.

Citation: Bikbov B. kidney.epi: Kidney-Related Functions for Clinical and Epidemiological Research. Scientific-Tools.Org, https://Scientific-Tools.Org. DOI: 10.32614/CRAN.package.kidney.epi

Value

numeric eGFR expressed in ml/min/1.73m².

Author(s)

Programming: Boris Bikbov https://www.linkedin.com/in/boris-bikbov.

Examples

# for a single patient
egfr.schwartz (creatinine = 1.4, age = 10, height_cm = 90, sex = "Male",
  creatinine_units = "mg/dl")
egfr.schwartz (creatinine = 1.4, age = 10, height_cm = 90, sex = "Male",
  creatinine_units = "mg/dl", equation_type = "quadratic")
# for a dataset - see vignettes for details
# egfr.schwartz (creatinine = dta$scr, age = dta$age, height_cm = dta$ht,
#  sex = dta$sex, creatinine_units = "mg/dl")

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