Table 3 Adjusted hazard ratios for dialysis or dialysis-free death, by CKD stage

Variables

eGFR variability (SD)

1.076

1.071

1.080

1.072

1.067

1.076

1.080

1.074

1.085

1.076

1.069

1.082

1.076

1.063

1.089

1.073

1.061

1.085

eGFR mean

0.963

0.961

0.966

0.968

0.965

0.970

0.950

0.948

0.953

0.951

0.948

0.954

0.928

0.922

0.933

0.927

0.922

0.933

eGFR slope (ml/min/1.73 m2 per year; 10 unit decrease)

1.011

1.004

1.018

1.010

1.003

1.017

1.007

1.004

1.009

1.008

1.006

1.011

1.064

1.035

1.094

1.067

1.038

1.096

Age (in years)

 45-54

0.83

0.63

1.08

0.93

0.73

1.19

0.91

0.66

1.25

 55-64

0.89

0.68

1.16

0.93

0.73

1.19

0.86

0.63

1.18

 65-74

1.17

0.90

1.51

0.98

0.77

1.24

0.85

0.62

1.15

 75-84

1.58

1.22

2.05

1.15

0.91

1.46

0.82

0.60

1.12

 85 and above

2.71

2.05

3.57

1.78

1.37

2.31

1.07

0.75

1.52

 <45 (reference)

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1

1

Sex

 Women

0.63

0.54

0.72

0.64

0.55

0.76

0.66

0.54

0.81

 Men (reference)

1

1

1

Race/ethnicity

 African American

1.07

1.02

1.13

1.10

1.03

1.16

1.14

1.06

1.22

 Hispanic

0.96

0.85

1.09

0.91

0.79

1.05

0.93

0.79

1.10

 Others

0.82

0.70

0.96

0.95

0.81

1.11

1.05

0.87

1.27

 White (reference)

1

1

1

VHA priority status

 Severely disabled

1.26

1.21

1.32

1.17

1.11

1.23

1.2

1.12

1.28

 Moderately disabled

0.96

0.91

1.01

0.93

0.87

0.98

1.03

0.95

1.12

 Co-pay required

0.79

0.74

0.84

0.86

0.8

0.93

0.92

0.83

1.02

 Poverty (reference)

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1

1

Prior hospitalization

1.56

1.50

1.62

1.48

1.42

1.55

1.28

1.21

1.37

Cardiovascular conditions

1.52

1.45

1.59

1.38

1.31

1.46

1.21

1.13

1.30

Mental comorbidities

1.12

1.07

1.17

1.10

1.04

1.16

1.06

0.99

1.14