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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Characterizing pre-dialysis care in the era of eGFR reporting: a cohort study

 

Pre-eGFR (n = 274)

Post-eGFR (n = 266)

P-Value*

Age (years)

70.5 (13.7)

68.7 (13.4)

0.12

Female

70.8% (194)

60.9% (162)

0.02

African-American

23.7% (65)

38.3% (102)

0.0002

Diabetes

31.8% (87)

36.8% (98)

0.21

Hypertension

63.1% (173)

79.7% (212)

< 0.0001

Insurance Status

   

   Private

32.5% (89)

46.6% (124)

0.002

   Medicare

56.6% (155)

45.9% (122)

 

   Medical Assistance

5.5% (15)

5.6% (15)

 

   Self-pay

5.5% (15)

1.9% (5)

 

eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)

36.1 (7.1)**

33.7 (7.9)‡

0.0002

Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.80 (0.52)**

1.97 (0.72)‡

0.002

  1. Continuous variables are presented as means with standard deviations. Categorical variables are expressed as percentages and frequencies.
  2. *Students t-test, chi-square, or Fisher's exact test used as appropriate.
  3. eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate.
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