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Table 1 Annualized percentage of visits to PCP and nephrologist

From: An observational study of the quality of care for chronic kidney disease: a Buffalo and Albany, New York metropolitan area study

CKD stage

No. of patients

Patients who saw either a PCP or nephrologist

Patients who saw a PCP (%)

Patients saw a nephrologist (%)

3a

13,648

9598

9443 (69.2)

628 (4.6)

3b

5178

3884

3705 (71.6)

865 (16.7)

4

1292

1069

966 (74.8)

575 (44.5)

5

220

204

183 (83.2)

15 (70.9)

All

20,338

14,755

14,297 (70.3)

2224 (10.9)

  1. Abbreviations: CKD chronic kidney disease, PCP primary care physician