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Table 2 Characteristics of the study population, N = 1927

From: Referral criteria for chronic kidney disease: implications for disease management and healthcare expenditure—analysis of a population-based sample

Characteristic

GFR category G1, G2 (60–89; ≥ 90 ml/min)

GFR category G3a (45–59 ml/min)

GFR category G3b (30–44 ml/min)

GFR category G4 (15–29 ml/min)

GFR category G5 (< 15 ml/min)

 

n= 1737 (90.1%)

n= 137 (7.1%)

n= 42 (2.2%)

n= 9 (0.5%)

n= 2 (0.1%)

Female n (%)

930 (53.5)

76 (55.5)

20 (47.6)

3 (33.3)

1 (50)

Age, mean (± SD) (years)

56.7 (12.9)

73 (6.7)

77.5 (8.2)

80 (8.7)

65 (14.1)

Range (years)

31–89

56–93

57–90

66–89

55–75

Hypertension > 150 and/or > 90 mmHg, n (%)

401 (23.1)

49 (35.8)

14 (33.3)

3 (33.3)

1 (50)

Diabetes (self-reported), n (%)

194 (11.2)

37 (27)

16 (38.1)

6 (66.7)

1 (50)

Albuminuria ≥ 300 mg/g or ≥ 30 mg/mmol, n (%)

25 (1.4)

6 (4.4)

7 (16.7)

2 (22.2)

1 (50)

Anaemia, n (%)

104 (6)

21 (15.3)

15 (35.7)

3 (33.3)

1 (50)

Abnormalities of serum potassium, n (%)

84 (4.8)

15 (11)

9 (21.4)

1 (11.1)

1 (50)

Hypocalcaemia, n (%)

71 (4)

3 (2.2)

4 (9.5)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Morphologic kidney changes, n (%)

270 (15.5)

49 (35.7)

16 (38.1)

2 (22.2)

1 (50)

Kidney stones, n (%)

100 (5.8)

16 (11.7)

1 (2.4)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Inherited kidney disease, n (%)

120 (6.9)

24 (17.5)

6 (14.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Haematuria, n (%)

97 (5.6)

10 (7.3)

3 (7.1)

2 (22.2)

0 (0)

  1. GFR Glomerular Filtration Rate, SD Standard deviation, morphologic kidney changes, kidney stones and haematuria are derived from claims data