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Table 2 Association of nephrology co-management with quality of care for pooled stage 3 and stage 4 CKD patients

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

 

Unadjusted estimatesa

Adjusted estimatesb

Outcome

Nephrology co-management (n = 341)

Solo PCP management (n = 2777)

p value

Nephrology co-management

Solo PCP management

p value

Serum eGFRc

100 %

93 %

P < 0.0001

98 %

94 %

P < 0.0001

Urine protein

87 %

37 %

P <0.0001

82 %

36 %

P < 0.0001

ACE/ARB prescription

81 %

65 %

P < 0.0001

77 %

69 %

P = 0.03

BP <140/90

68 %

72 %

P = 0.15

70 %

73 %

P = 0.41

BP <130/80

47 %

45 %

P = 0.40

47 %

46 %

P = 0.68

 

Mean

Mean

 

Weighted estimate

Weighted estimate

 

Systolic, mmHg

133.1

132.4

P = 0.54

132.6

130.8

P = 0.15

Diastolic, mmHg

70.9

72.1

P = 0.13

69.0

70.2

P = 0.12

  1. aAll estimates account for clustering by PCP
  2. bWeighted percentage and p value estimated by multivariate model accounting for clustering by PCP and adjusting for age, gender, race/ethnicity, eGFR, hypertension, diabetes, and number of PCP visits
  3. cLinear model due to 100 % rate in co-management group