Table 3.
Likelihood Ratios for Creatinine as a Predictor of Stage 3 or Greater Chronic Kidney Disease (eGFR <60 ml/min/1.73 m2) Among NHANES Participants ≥65 Years
| Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Likelihood ratio (+) | Likelihood ratio (-) | |||||||||||
| ≥1.0 | ≥1.1 | ≥1.2 | ≥1.3 | ≥1.4 | ≥1.5 | <1.0 | <1.1 | <1.2 | <1.3 | <1.4 | <1.5 | |
| Men | ||||||||||||
| Overall | 1.4 | 2.2 | 5.5 | >10 | >10 | >10 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.36 | 0.56 |
| Diabetes | 1.5 | 2.4 | 7.3 | >10 | >10 | >10 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.25 | 0.40 |
| Hypertension | 1.4 | 2.2 | 5.5 | >10 | >10 | >10 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.32 | 0.52 |
| Congestive heart failure | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4.3 | >10 | >10 | >10 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.15 | 0.31 |
| Women ≥65 | ||||||||||||
| Overall | >10 | >10 | >10 | >10 | >10 | >10 | <0.1 | 0.36 | 0.57 | 0.72 | 0.81 | 0.87 |
| Diabetes | >10 | >10 | >10 | >10 | >10 | >10 | <0.1 | 0.29 | 0.52 | 0.68 | 0.74 | 0.80 |
| Hypertension | >10 | >10 | >10 | >10 | >10 | >10 | <0.1 | 0.33 | 0.54 | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.86 |
| Congestive heart failure | >10 | >10 | >10 | >10 | >10 | >10 | <0.1 | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0.53 | 0.65 | 0.71 |
Likelihood ratios of >10 and <0.1 are strongly predictive of positive and negative tests and are shown in bold