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Expressing glomerular filtration rate in children.

D C Heilbron1, M A Holliday, A al-Dahwi

  • 1Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0704.

Pediatric Nephrology (Berlin, Germany)
|January 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

New standards for glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in children are proposed. Expressing GFR as a percentage of normal for age and weight improves comparisons, especially for infants.

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Nephrology
  • Renal Physiology
  • Biostatistics

Background:

  • Current glomerular filtration rate (GFR) reference standards for children are adjusted to adult body surface area, complicating comparisons for infants.
  • Existing GFR standards lack a smooth age-dependent variation, hindering accurate assessment in developing children.
  • Difficulty in comparing observed GFR to reference values in children under one year of age.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a new method for estimating and presenting glomerular filtration rate (GFR) reference values in children.
  • To establish age- and weight-adjusted GFR standards for improved clinical assessment in pediatric populations.
  • To facilitate better comparison of GFR measurements across different age groups, particularly in infants.

Main Methods:

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  • Analysis of absolute GFR values from published studies in normal children.
  • Development of an equation to estimate average GFR based on weight and term-adjusted age.
  • Transformation of GFR data to a percentage of normal (% nl) relative to age and weight.

Main Results:

  • An equation was derived to estimate average GFR from -2 months to 12 years, considering weight and term-adjusted age.
  • GFR expressed as % nl for age and weight allows for approximate lower limits of normal to be defined.
  • This % nl standardization enables combining GFR data from diverse pediatric age groups for analysis.

Conclusions:

  • GFR expressed as a percentage of normal for age and weight offers a more appropriate standardization for children.
  • This method facilitates serial GFR monitoring and comparison of results across different pediatric age groups.
  • Absolute GFR values remain useful for patients with significant body mass distortion or very low GFR.