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Table 2 Baseline characteristics (1999 or earlier) evaluated for the prediction of ESRD (RRT) that occurred between 2000 through 2004; Table 1 explains how characteristics were measured.

From: Predicting the risk of end-stage renal disease in the population-based setting: a retrospective case-control study

Characteristic

% or mean

cases

(n = 485)

% or

mean

controls

(n = 4,850)

Odds Ratio*

(95% CI)

Demographic matching

   

   Age (mean, continuous)

64.4

64.4

(matched)

   Sex (%, male is referent)

45.6

45.6

(matched)

Clinical

   

   BMI (%)

   

<30 (referent)

51.1

52.2

 

≥30

41.7

32.7

1.28 (1.06 to1.56)

Unknown

7.2

15.2

 

   Current smoking (%)

   

Nonsmoker (referent)

63.9

54.0

 

Smoker

32.8

33.2

0.82 (0.67 to 1.00)

Unknown

3.3

12.8

 

   Hypertension (%)

90.9

53.4

11.15 (8.03 to 15.48)

   Hyperlipidemia or statin (%)

62.7

42.5

2.36 (1.93 to 2.87)

   Diabetes (%)

54.0

15.9

6.67 (5.45 to 8.15)

   Coronary artery disease (%)

19.8

7.9

3.07 (2.38 to 3.98)

   Congestive heart failure (%)

25.0

4.4

8.25 (6.35 to 10.72)

   Peripheral vascular disease (%)

23.1

3.8

8.18 (6.27 to 10.67)

   Retinopathy (%)

18.1

1.1

19.41 (13.63 to 27.62)

   Kidney disease (%)

53.0

1.9

61.62 (46.61 to 81.46)

   Acute renal failure (%)

8.0

0.4

24.78 (13.90 to 44.18)

   Kidney stone (%)

2.9

2.1

1.40 (0.79 to 2.47)

   Gout/Uric acid (%)

62.7

18.3

8.20 (6.68 to 10.06)

   ACEI/ARB use (%)

65.0

19.8

8.80 (7.11 to 10.89)

Laboratory

   

Renal function (GFR, %)

   

   90+ (referent)

6.4

17.8

 

   60-89

13.8

38.6

1.73 (1.10 to 2.70)

   <60

75.9

11.2

50.52 (32.55 to 78.42)

30-59 (Stage 3)

35.9

10.6

24.96 (15.83 to 39.36)

<30 (Stage 4 or 5)

40.0

0.6

533.51 (292.57 to 972.89)

   Unknown

3.9

32.4

 

Inflammation (%)

   

   No (referent)

65.0

52.7

 

   Yes

24.7

11.9

1.74 (1.38 to 2.19)

   Unknown

10.3

35.4

 

Urine Protein (%)

   

   No (referent)

28.9

47.1

 

   Yes

44.1

4.2

18.89 (14.31 to 24.73)

   Unknown

27.0

48.7

 

Impaired fasting plasma glucose (%)

   

   No (referent)

32.4

35.2

 

   Yes

22.5

6.8

3.64 (2.77 to 4.78)

   Unknown

45.2

58.0

 
  1. * Odds ratios measure the crude or unadjusted predictions except that all characteristics are adjusted for the matching characteristics: age, sex, and year.