VALIDADA LA FORMULA HUGE EN POBLACION ARGENTINA
Journal of Aging Research & Clinical Practice Volume 6, 2017 HUGE EQUA TION ACCURACY FOR SCREENING CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY C.G. Musso, S. Maytin, P . Conti, S. T errasa, A. Primerano, A. Reynaga, M. V ilas, J. Jauregui Abstract: Objectives: Chronically reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in old people does not always mean that they suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD) since their GFR can just be induced by ageing. The HUGE equation has been recently described and validated in Spain for screening CKD without taking into account the patient´s GFR value This study evaluated HUGE performance in Argentine patiens. Material & Method: This was a prospective study to assess the operational characteristics of the HUGE equation for diagnosing CKD (diagnostic accuracy) in an ambulatory adult (age ≥ 18 years old) population (n: 205) assisted at the ambulatory clinical consult of Hospital Italiano de San Justo, Buenos Aires, Argentina i
