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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: BMI and its association with death and the initiation of renal replacement therapy (RRT) in a cohort of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)

 

Normal weight

Overweight

Mild obesity

Moderate obesity +

 

All

 

(n = 632)

(n = 1001)

(n = 840)

(n = 871)

p value

(n = 3344)

Mean age, yr. (SD)

64.4 (19.1)

66.5 (15.9)

65.3 (14.8)

62.6 (13.0)

p < 0.001

68.0 (15.7)

Gender, n (%)

 Male

304 (17.1)

583 (32.8)

486 (27.4)

404 (22.7)

P < 0.001

1777 (100.0)

 Female

328 (20.9)

418 (26.7)

354 (22.6)

467 (29.8)

P < 0.001

1567 (100.0)

CKD stages, n (%)

 Stage 1

46 (19.5)

68 (28.8)

59 (25.0)

63 (26.7)

p = 0.2115

236 (100.0)

 Stage 2

60 (15.1)

120 (30.2)

100 (25.2)

117 (29.5)

p < 0.001

397 (100.0)

 Stage 3A

107 (17.7)

180 (29.8)

168 (27.8)

149 (24.7)

p < 0.001

604 (100.0)

 Stage 3B

181 (17.0)

321 (30.1)

271 (25.4)

295 (27.6)

p < 0.001

1068 (100.0)

 Stage 4

181 (22.1)

243 (30.0)

190 (23.2)

204 (24.9)

p = 0.01

818 (100.0)

 Stage 5

57 (25.8)

69 (31.2)

52 (23.5)

43 (19.5)

p = 0.094

221 (100.0)

PRD, n (%)

 Glomerulonephritis

82 (19.2)

140 (32.7)

110 (25.7)

96 (22.4)

p < 0.001

428 (100.0)

 Genetic renal disease

58 (29.3)

75 (37.9)

36 (18.2)

29 (14.7)

p < 0.001

198 (100.0)

 Diabetic nephropathy

82 (10.3)

162 (20.3)

224 (28.0)

331 (41.4)

p < 0.001

799 (100.0)

 Renovascular disease

202 (19.9)

342 (33.7)

255 (25.1)

216 (21.3)

p < 0.001

1015 (100.0)

 Uncertain

48 (27.6)

54 (31.0)

35 (20.1)

37 (21.2)

p < 0.001

174 (100.0)

 Others

160 (21.9)

228 (31.2)

180 (24.7)

162 (22.2)

p = 0.1309

730 (100.0)

Diabetes, n (%)

 Yes

167 (10.9)

366 (23.9)

428 (27.9)

572 (37.3)

p < 0.001

1533 (100.0)

 No

465 (25.7)

634 (35.1)

411 (22.7)

299 (16.5)

p < 0.001

1809 (100.0)

Cancer, N (%)

 Yes

144 (19.9)

234 (32.3)

177 (24.5)

169 (23.3)

p < 0.001

724 (100.0)

 No

478 (18.9)

739 (29.2)

634 (25.0)

682 (26.9)

p < 0.001

2533 (100.0)

PVD, n (%)

 Yes

70 (20.5)

99 (29.0)

83 (24.3)

90 (26.3)

p = 0.1543

342 (100.0)

 No

552 (18.9)

874 (30.0)

728 (25.0)

761 (26.1)

p < 0.001

2915 (100.0)

Chronic lung disease

 Yes

143 (19.1)

221 (29.5)

170 (22.7)

216 (28.8)

p < 0.001

750 (100.0)

 No

489 (18.9)

778 (30.0)

669 (25.8)

655 (25.3)

p < 0.001

2591 (100.0)

CAD

 Yes

150 (17.9)

239 (28.6)

221 (26.4)

226 (27.0)

p < 0.001

836 (100.0)

 No

482 (19.2)

762 (30.4)

619 (24.7)

645 (25.7)

p < 0.001

2508 (100.0)

All other CVD

 Yes

247 (18.5)

389 (29.1)

319 (23.8)

383 (28.6)

p < 0.001

1338 (100.0)

 No

385 (19.2)

612 (30.5)

521 (26.0)

488 (24.3)

p < 0.001

2006 (100.0)

IRSD quintiles, n (%)

 Lowest

109 (13.9)

230 (29.3)

205 (26.1)

242 (30.8)

p < 0.001

786 (100.0)

 Low

116 (17.1)

215 (31.6)

163 (24.0)

186 (27.4)

p < 0.001

680 (100.0)

 Middle

144 (19.8)

209 (28.7)

211 (29.0)

164 (22.5)

p < 0.001

728 (100.0)

 High

152 (22.6)

197 (29.3)

156 (23.2)

168 (25.0)

p = 0.061

673 (100.0)

 Highest

77 (24.8)

97 (31.2)

72 (23.2)

65 (20.9)

p = 0.063

311 (100.0)

  1. Notes: Normal weight: BMI 18.5–24.9 kg/m2; Overweight: BMI 25.0–29.9; Obesity: 30–34.9; Moderate obesity +: BMI > =35. P-value: ANOVA test for continuous variables and Goodness-of-fit tests for categorical variables on multinomial data