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Table 2 Risk of late nephrology referral before start of renal replacement therapy

From: The importance of early referral for the treatment of chronic kidney disease: a Danish nationwide cohort study

 

OR (95 % CI)

P value

Patients ≥70 yearsa

1.47 (1.30–1.67)

<.001

Patients ≥70 yearsb

1.29 (1.13–1.47)

<.001

Diabetic nephropathyc

0.62 (0.53–0.72)

<.001

Diabetic nephropathy ≥70 yearsd

0.81 (0.63–1.05)

.12

Diabetic nephropathy <70 yearse

0.54 (0.45–0.66)

<.001

Chronic glomerulonephritisc

0.52 (0.42–0.64)

<.001

Adult polycystic kidney diseasec

0.27 (0.20–0.37)

<.001

Medium / short educationf

0.93 (0.78–1.12)

.45

Long / short educationf

0.88 (0.67–1.16)

.36

Medium / low incomeg

0.99 (0.81–1.21)

.94

High / low incomeg

0.77 (0.58–1.01)

.06

  1. Abbreviations: Late referral, course in a nephrology department ≤16 weeks; OR, odds ratio; 95 % CI, 95 % confidence interval.
  2. aReference group: patients <70 years, adjusted for sex.
  3. bReference group: patients <70 years, adjusted for sex and renal diagnoses.
  4. cReference group: patients with other renal diagnoses than diabetic. nephropathy, chronic glomerulonephritis or adult polycystic kidney disease, adjusted for sex and age.
  5. dReference group: patients ≥70 years with other renal diagnoses than diabetic nephropathy, chronic glomerulonephritis or adult polycystic kidney disease, adjusted for sex.
  6. eReference group: patients <70 years with renal diagnoses other than diabetic nephropathy, chronic glomerulonephritis or adult polycystic kidney disease, adjusted for sex.
  7. fReference group: patients with short education, adjusted for age, sex, renal diagnoses and income.
  8. gReference group: patients with low income, adjusted for age, sex, renal diagnoses and education.
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