Part,  Chapter, Paragraph

 1   II,     5.  7.Acr|        Disease~EU~European Union~GFR~Glomerular Filtration Rate~
 2   II,     5.  7.  1|      glomerular filtration rate (GFR) (Levey et al, 1999). CKD
 3   II,     5.  7.  1| presented according to available GFR cut-offs.~ ~Table 5.7.1.
 4   II,     5.  7.  1|        with or without decreased GFR, as defined by~• pathologic
 5   II,     5.  7.  1|        kidney transplantation~2. GFR <60 ml/min/1.73 m2 , with
 6   II,     5.  7.  1|    Therapy~ ~ ~Stage~Description~GFR*~(mL/min per 1.73 m2 )~ICD
 7   II,     5.  7.  1|     damage~with normal or higher GFR*~>90~585.1~1-5 T if kidney
 8   II,     5.  7.  1|     damage~with mild decrease in GFR*~60–89~585.2~ ~3~Moderate
 9   II,     5.  7.  1|           3~Moderate decrease in GFR*~30–59~585.3~ ~4~Severe
10   II,     5.  7.  1|         3~ ~4~Severe decrease in GFR*~15–29~585.4~ ~5~Kidney
11   II,     5.  7.  3|        rate of CKD (defined as a GFR <75 ml/min per 1.74 m2 )
12   II,     5.  7.  3|    gender, and diabetes. Age and GFR at the beginning of dialysis
13   II,     5.  7.  3|      depend on the fact that the GFR, as estimated by the MDRD
14   II,     5.  7.  3|        normal or mildly impaired GFR may be sub-optimal (Lin
15   II,     5.  7.  3|  prevalence of CKD (defined as a GFR <75 ml/min per 1.74 m2)
16   II,     5.  7.  3|      years) and applying a lower GFR cut-off for defining CKD (<
17   II,     5.  7.  3|    exponentially with decreasing GFR (USRDS 2007 ). Mortality
18   II,     5.  7.  3|      depend on the fact that the GFR, as estimated by the MDRD
19   II,     5.  7.  3|        normal or mildly impaired GFR may be sub-optimal (Lin
20   II,     5.  7.  5|    creatinine and equation-based GFR estimates for any creatinine