Table 1. Study Population Characteristics of Patients With Hypertension or Diabetes, Overall and by Urine Albumin Testing Status.
| Characteristic | Patients, No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (n = 192 108) | Tested (n = 33 629) | Untested (n = 158 479) | |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 60.3 (15.1) | 61.7 (13.6) | 60.0 (15.3) |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 105 591 (55.0) | 16 946 (50.4) | 88 645 (55.9) |
| Male | 86 517 (45.0) | 16 683 (49.6) | 69 834 (44.1) |
| Race and ethnicity | |||
| Black | 21 001 (10.9) | 4644 (13.8) | 16 357 (10.3) |
| Hispanic | 8153 (4.2) | 2100 (6.2) | 6053 (3.8) |
| White | 152 655 (79.5) | 24 801 (73.8) | 127 854 (80.1) |
| Othera | 10 299 (5.4) | 2084 (6.2) | 8215 (5.2) |
| Insurance | |||
| Commercial | 112 370 (58.5) | 18 576 (55.2) | 93 794 (59.2) |
| Medicaid | 12 925 (6.7) | 2152 (6.4) | 10 773 (6.8) |
| Medicare | 58 307 (30.4) | 11 371 (33.8) | 46 936 (29.6) |
| Uninsured | 3856 (2.0) | 828 (2.5) | 3028 (1.9) |
| Other/unknown | 4650 (2.4) | 702 (2.1) | 3948 (2.5) |
| Current smoker | 22 443 (11.7) | 4212 (12.5) | 21 907 (13.8) |
| eGFR, mean (SD), mL/min/1.73 m2 | 84 (21) | 82 (23) | 84 (21) |
| eGFR category, mL/min/1.73 m2 | |||
| ≥60 | 163 606 (85.2) | 27 283 (81.1) | 136 323 (86.0) |
| 45-59 | 18 709 (9.7) | 3982 (11.8) | 14 727 (9.3) |
| 30-44 | 7992 (4.2) | 1939 (5.8) | 6053 (3.8) |
| <30 | 1801 (0.9) | 425 (1.3) | 1376 (0.9) |
| Systolic BP, mean (SD), mm Hg | 131 (13) | 131 (12) | 131 (13) |
| Diastolic BP, mean (SD), mm Hg | 77 (8) | 76 (8) | 77 (9) |
| Heart failure | 13 307 (6.9) | 2472 (7.4) | 10 835 (6.8) |
| Coronary artery disease | 28 010 (14.6) | 5517 (16.4) | 22 493 (14.2) |
| Hypertension only | 141 601 (73.7) | 7219 (21.5) | 134 382 (84.8) |
| Diabetes only | 6519 (3.4) | 3070 (9.1) | 3449 (2.2) |
| Hypertension and diabetes | 43 988 (22.9) | 23 340 (69.4) | 20 648 (13.0) |
Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.
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Other race and ethnicity includes American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.