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Table 2 Demographics of primary care provider respondents

From: Patient and provider determinants of nephrology referral in older adults with severe chronic kidney disease: a survey of provider decision making

 

Overall

(n = 85)

UNYNET

(n = 18)

OKPRN

(n = 67)

P value

Age, mean (SD)

49.9 (9.7)

49.1 (8.9)

50.1 (9.8)

0.78

Female, (%)

22.4

27.8

20.9

0.53

Non-White, (%)

9.8

16.7

7.8

0.26

Family Practice Specialty, (%)

89.3

88.9

89.9

0.72

Urban Practice Setting, (%)

61.2

72.2

58.2

0.28

Estimated percentage of practice over age 65, mean (SD)

17(20)

3 (16.7)

14 (20.9)

0.25

Estimated number of patients referred to nephrology last year, mean (SD)

38 (44.7)

9 (50.1)

29 (43.2)

0.61

Self-reported awareness of Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines, (%)

76.2

100

69.7

0.01*

Vignettes "somewhat" or "very representative" of patients in practice, (%)

87.1

94.4

85.1

0.29

  1. *Values reaching level of significance p < 0.05