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Table 1 Characteristics of stage 3 and stage 4 CKD patients and association with nephrology co-management

From: Nephrology co-management versus primary care solo management for early chronic kidney disease: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis

Patient characteristics

Total (N = 3118)

Nephrology co-management (n = 341)

Solo PCP management (n = 2777)

p value

Age, mean (SD)

74 (12)

69 (13)

74 (12)

P <0.0001

Male gender, N (%)

1108 (36 %)

155 (46 %)

953 (34 %)

P <0.0001

Race/Ethnicity, N (%)

   

P <0.0001

White

2060 (67 %)

177 (53 %)

1883 (69 %)

 

Black

716 (23 %)

108 (32 %)

608 (22 %)

 

Hispanic

253 (8 %)

45 (13 %)

208 (8 %)

 

Asian

46 (2 %)

7 (2 %)

39 (1 %)

 

Serum Creatinine, mean (SD)

1.46 (0.8)

2.28 (1.3)

1.36 (0.6)

P <0.0001

eGFR (average of 2 values), mean (SD)

46.0 (9.89)

35.6 (11.1)

47.3 (8.92)

P <0.0001

CKD Stage, N (%) (based on average of 2 values)

    

3a (eGFR 45–59 mL/min/1.73 m2)

1929 (62 %)

80 (23 %)

1849 (67 %)

 

3b (eGFR 30–44 mL/min/1.73 m2)

926 (30 %)

144 (42 %)

782 (28 %)

 

4 (eGFR 15–29 mL/min/1.73 m2)

255 (8 %)

117 (34 %)

138 (5 %)

 

Serum Hematocrit, mean (SD)

37.2 (4.6)

35.6 (4.9)

37.4 (4.6)

P <0.0001

Diabetes on problem list, N (%)

851 (27 %)

143 (42 %)

708 (26 %)

P <0.0001

Hypertension on problem list, N (%)

2099 (67 %)

254 (75 %)

1845 (66 %)

P = 0.003

Tobacco Use, N (%)

   

P = 0.02

Current

179 (8 %)

33 (12 %)

146 (7 %)

 

Former

960 (41 %)

107 (38 %)

853 (41 %)

 

Never

1224 (52 %)

143 (51 %)

1081 (52 %)

 

Insurance status, N (%)

   

P = 0.002

Public

2391 (77 %)

252 (74 %)

2139 (77 %)

 

Private

620 (20 %)

66 (19 %)

554 (20 %)

 

Self Pay

107 (4 %)

23 (7 %)

84 (3 %)

 

PCP visits yearly, mean (SD)

4.0 (2.9)

5.0 (3.6)

3.9 (2.8)

P <0.0001

Nephrology visits yearly, mean (SD)

N/A

2.3 (1.5)

N/A

N/A