OBJECTIVE -The Cockcroft-Gault and Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equations poorly predict glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decline in diabetic patients. We sought to discover whether new equations based on serum creatinine (the Mayo Clinic Quadratic [MCQ] or reexpressed MDRD equations) or four cystatin C-based equations (glomerular filtration rate estimated via cystatin formula [Cys-eGFR]) were less biased and better predicted GFR changes.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS -In 124 diabetic patients with a large range of isotopic GFR (iGFR) (56.1 Ϯ 35.3 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 [range 5-164]), we compared the performances of the equations before and after categorization in GFR tertiles. A total of 20 patients had a second determination 2 years later.RESULTS -The Cockcroft-Gault equation was the least precise. The MDRD equation was the most precise but the most biased according to the Bland-Altman procedure. By contrast with the MDRD and, to a lesser extent, the MCQ, three of the four Cys-eGFRs were not biased. All equations overestimated the low GFRs, whereas only the MDRD and Rule's Cys-eGFR equations underestimated the high GFRs. For the subjects studied twice, iGFR changed by Ϫ8.5 Ϯ 17.9 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 . GFR changes estimated by the Cockcroft-Gault (Ϫ4.5 Ϯ 6.8) and MDRD (Ϫ5.7 Ϯ 6.2) equations did not correlate with the isotopic changes, whereas new equationpredicted changes did: MCQ: Ϫ8.7 Ϯ 9.4 (r ϭ 0.44, P Ͻ 0.05) and all four Cys-eGFRs: Ϫ6.2 Ϯ 7.4 to Ϫ7.3 Ϯ 8.4 (r ϭ 0.60 to 0.62, all P Ͻ 0.005), such as 100/cystatin-C (r ϭ 0.61, P Ͻ 0.005). CONCLUSIONS -The new predictive equations better estimate GFR than the CockcroftGault equation. Although the MDRD equation remains the most accurate, it poorly predicts GFR decline, as it overestimates low and underestimates high GFRs. This bias is lesser with the MCQ and Cys-eGFR equations, so they better predict GFR changes. 30:1988-1994, 2007 C hronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major health problem worldwide, with dramatically rising incidence and prevalence. Patients with diabetes are particularly affected by this negative development. It is necessary to stratify CKD and estimate its progression because diabetes is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (1). The National Kidney Foundation guidelines recommend estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in subjects with CKD (2). According to the National Kidney Foundation and the American Diabetes Association, GFR can be estimated in adults by using the Cockcroft-Gault or the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equations (1,3). Neither of these equations, based on serum creatinine, is highly predictive of GFR. The Cockcroft-Gault equation is less accurate (4), biased by body weight (5), and less robust in patients with poor glycemic control (6). The simplified MDRD equation allows renal function to be classified with acceptable precision and requires only usual information about the patient. However, adjustment may be required to avoid error due to creatinine assays and calibrators (7). Moreov...

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