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Table 2 Patients eligible for referral back to primary care, classified by stage.

From: Referring patients with chronic kidney disease back to primary care: a criteria-based analysis in outpatient renal clinics

  1. Different colours denote different levels of risk for cardiovascular events, progression to end-stage renal failure and mortality: green: low risk; yellow: moderately increased risk; orange: high risk; red, very high risk Classification according to the Kidney Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines (KDOQI).