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. 2008 Apr 29;23(8):1125–1130. doi: 10.1007/s11606-008-0607-z

Table 2.

Association of Patient Characteristics with Recognition of CKD among Patients with CKD

Patient Characteristics CKD recognized by provider n (row %) CKD not recognized by provider n (row %) p value
Overall 121 (46) 142 (54)
Age Group .30
 65–74 years of age 77 (50) 77 (50)
 75–84 years of age 36 (40) 53 (60)
 85+ years of age 8 (40) 12 (60)
Gender 0.017
 Male 53 (56) 42 (44)
 Female 68 (40) 100 (60)
Race/Ethnicity 0.042
 White 32 (43) 42 (57)
 Black 52 (56) 41 (44)
 Hispanic 31 (36) 55 (64)
 Other 5 (63) 3 (37)
Language 0.052
 Non-Spanish speaking 91 (50) 91 (50)
 Spanish speaking 30 (37) 51 (63)
Diagnoses 0.0031
 Diabetes only 5 (71) 2 (29)
 Hypertension only 41 (43) 55 (57)
 Diabetes and Hypertension 70 (53) 63 (47)
 Neither 3 (14) 19 (86)
Location 0.037
 Clinic A 56 (40) 84 (60)
 Clinic B 65 (53) 58 (47)
Serum Creatinine (units)
 Mean (SD) 2.22 (1.49) 1.36 (0.39)
 Median (q1, q3) 1.70 (1.40, 2.20) 1.30 (1.10, 1.50) <.0001
Creatinine Clearance by MDRD
 Mean (SD) 34.7 (13.0) 46.9 (9.7)
 Median (q1, q3) 37.1 (26.9,43.6) 49.0 (39.3,54.3) <.0001
High Serum creatinine <.0001
 Yes 114 (56) 88 (44)
 No 7 (11) 54 (89)