Table 1 Descriptive statistics of medicare advantage enrollees initiating dialysis (2014-17)
From: Annual wellness visits and care management before and after dialysis initiation
Overall Cohort (N=1,794) | |
|---|---|
Age (Mean, Standard Deviation) | 72.0 (9.3) |
Age Group (N, %) | |
18-64 | 309 (17.2%) |
65-74 | 744 (41.5%) |
75+ | 741 (41.3%) |
Sex (N, %) | |
Female | 838 (46.7%) |
Male | 956 (53.3%) |
Race & Ethnicity (N, %) | |
White | 877 (48.9%) |
Black | 544 (30.3%) |
Asian | 63 (3.5%) |
Hispanic | 256 (14.3%) |
Unknown | 54 (3.0%) |
Geographic Location (N, %) | |
Metropolitan | 1,585 (88.4%) |
Non-Metropolitan | 209 (11.6%) |
Diabetes (N, %) | 1,458 (81.3%) |
Hypertension (N, %) | 1,791 (99.8%) |
Charlson Comorbidity Index (Mean, Standard Deviation) | 7.5 (2.6) |
Charlson Comorbidity Index Group (N, %) | |
0-5 | 382 (21.3%) |
6-9 | 1,090 (60.8%) |
10+ | 322 (17.9%) |
Outpatient visit in the year prior to dialysis initiation: Provider type (N, %) | |
Primary Care Physician | 1,719 (95.8%) |
Nephrologist | 1,420 (79.2%) |
Clinical recognition of Chronic Kidney Disease via diagnoses in year before dialysis initiation (N, %) | 1,753 (97.7%) |
Dialysis modality | |
Hemodialysis | 1,622 (90.4%) |
Peritoneal dialysis | 172 (9.6%) |
Annual wellness visit in year prior to dialysis initiation (N, %) | |
Yes | 419 (23.4%) |
No | 1375 (76.6%) |
Year of dialysis initiation (N, %) | |
2014 | 108 (6.0%) |
2015 | 331 (18.5%) |
2016 | 540 (30.1%) |
2017 | 815 (45.4%) |