Virga: Virga's formula

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Virga's formula

Description

Virga's formula is based on serum creatinine, sex, age, and body weight.

Usage

Virga(creatinine, sex, age, wt)

Arguments

creatinine	Numeric vector with serum or plasma creatinine values in mg/dl
sex	Numeric 0/1 vector: 0 for females, 1 for males
age	Numeric vector with age in years
wt	Numeric vector with weight in kg

Value

A numeric vector with eGFR values in ml/min/1.73 m^2

Author(s)

Cristian Pattaro

References

Virga G, et al. A new equation for estimating renal function using age, body weight and serum creatinine. Nephron Clin Pract 2007; 105: c43-53.

See Also

CG, MDRD4

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