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Providing kidney diet advice and recipes to educate and
empower people with Chronic Kidney Disease.
The Irish Kidney Diet website has been developed by CORU registered Renal Dietitians.

Stages of Kidney Disease

The Irish Nephrology Society currently recommends classifying Chronic Kidney Disease into five stages based on a measure estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). eGFR is a test that is used to assess how well your kidneys are working. It is based on age, sex, and blood creatinine level.

 

CKD Stage eGFR
1 >90ml/min/1.73m2
2 60-89ml/min/1.73m2
3 30-59ml/min/1.73m2
4 15-29ml/min/1.73m2
5 <15ml/min/1.73m2

 

Stages of Kidney Disease

Discuss your stage of Chronic Kidney Disease with your Doctor or Kidney (Renal) Dietitian

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