Impact of Removing Race Variable on CKD Classification Using the Creatinine-Based 2021 CKD-EPI Equation

• Jasleen K. Ghuman, MD,
• Junyan Shi, MSc, PhD,
• Leila R. Zelnick, PhD,
• Andrew N. Hoofnagle, MD, PhD,
• Rajnish Mehrotra, MD, MS,
• Nisha Bansal, MD, MAS

Affiliations

Jasleen K. Ghuman, MD

Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Address for Correspondence: Jasleen K. Ghuman, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific St, Box 356521, Seattle, WA 98195.

Junyan Shi, MSc, PhD

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Leila R. Zelnick, PhD

Kidney Research Institute, Seattle, WA; University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Andrew N. Hoofnagle, MD, PhD

Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Rajnish Mehrotra, MD, MS

Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Kidney Research Institute, Seattle, WA

Nisha Bansal, MD, MAS

Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Kidney Research Institute, Seattle, WA