Table 1.
Characteristics of incident patients that were independently associated with predialysis nephrology care of >6 moa
| Attribute | n (%) | Recommended Predialysis Care (%)b | OR (95% CI)c |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 28,135 | 14,451 (51.3) | |
| Age (yr) | 62.8 ± 15.3 | ||
| 20 to 44 | 3775 (13.4) | 1642 (43.0) | Reference |
| 45 to 64 | 10,787 (38.3) | 5673 (52.6) | 1.01 (0.89 to 1.15) |
| 65 to 84 | 12,305 (43.7) | 6580 (53.5) | 1.19 (1.06 to 1.33) |
| ≥85 | 1266 (4.5) | 573 (45.3) | 1.14 (1.03 to 1.28) |
| Race | |||
| black | 12,854 (44.3) | 6281 (48.9) | 1.00 (0.95 to 1.06) |
| white | 16,177 (55.7) | 8612 (53.2) | – |
| Gender | |||
| female | 13,485 (46.4) | 7029 (52.1) | 1.08 (1.03 to 1.13) |
| male | 15,546 (53.6) | 7864 (50.6) | – |
| DM-ESRD | 12,657 (43.6) | 73,064 (57.7) | 1.50 (1.43 to 1.56) |
| Comorbidity | |||
| ASCVD | 6304 (21.7) | 3552 (56.4) | 1.14 (1.07 to 1.22) |
| HF | 10,155 (35.0) | 5133 (50.6) | 0.83 (0.79 to 0.88) |
| CVA | 3214 (11.1) | 1676 (52.2) | 1.00 (0.93 to 1.07) |
| PVD | 4322 (14.9) | 2390 (55.3) | 1.06 (0.99 to 1.14) |
| amputation | 1051 (3.5) | 540 (53.2) | 1.00 (0.88 to 1.13) |
| No health insurance | 2543 (8.9) | 785 (30.9) | 0.44 (0.40 to 0.49) |
| Not employed | 5743 (19.8) | 2408 (42.0) | 0.79 (0.74 to 0.84) |
| Not ambulatory | 2044 (7.0) | 873 (42.7) | 0.86 (0.76 to 0.97) |
| Unable to transfer | 893 (3.1) | 339 (38.0) | 0.91 (0.76 to 1.08) |
| Needs ADL assistance | 3294 (11.4) | 1486 (45.1) | 0.88 (0.81 to 0.95) |
| Resident institution | 2248 (7.7) | 800 (35.6) | 0.54 (0.49 to 0.59) |
a
ADL, activities of daily living; ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; HF, heart failure; PVD, peripheral vascular disease.
b
Percentage of all patients with the row attribute.
c
Odds ratio adjusted for all factors in table and accounting for within-center correlation of patients.