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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2010 Feb 26;55(4):648–659. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.12.016

Table 1.

Characteristics of Participants according to Clinical Categories of eGFRCKD-EPI

Categories of eGFRCKD-EPI (ml/min/1.73m2)
>=120 90–119 60–89 30–59 <30
Characteristic (n = 716) (n = 9,035) (n = 3,931) (n = 196) (n = 27)
Age (y) 49.4 ± 3.9 53.5 ± 5.5 55.5 ± 6.0 58.7 ± 5.3 56.4 ± 6.7
Men 188 (26) 3,791 (42) 1,956 (50) 79 (40) 7 (26)
Black race 679 (95) 2,267 (25) 733 (19) 63 (32) 25 (93)
Educational level completed (n = 13,883)
 <12 yr 253 (35) 2,003 (22) 798 (20) 68 (35) 16 (59)
 12 to 16 yr 224 (31) 3,771 (42) 1,620 (41) 69 (35) 9 (33)
 >16 yr 238 (33) 3,246 (36) 1,507 (38) 59 (30) 2 (7)
Current smokers (n = 13,893) 233 (33) 2,545 (28) 761 (19) 45 (23) 5 (19)
BMI (kg/m2) (n = 13,895) 29.9 ± 6.9 27.4 ± 5.4 27.7 ± 4.8 28.5 ± 5.2 29.3 ± 5.5
Diabetes mellitus (n = 13,882) 145 (20) 911 (10) 383 (10) 50 (26) 15 (56)
Antihypertensive medication (n = 13,897) 257 (36) 2,220 (25) 1,230 (31) 124 (63) 18 (67)
Systolic BP (mm Hg) (n = 13,900) 126.6 ± 20.1 120.3 ± 18.4 121.3 ± 18.4 127.6 ± 22.3 153.5 ± 34.0
Diastolic BP (mm Hg) (n = 13,900) 79.2 ± 12.4 73.2 ± 11.1 73.9 ± 10.9 74.9 ± 12.2 80.2 ± 13.3
LDL-C (mg/dL) (n = 13,625) 127.4 ± 40.7 135.6 ± 38.5 140.4 ± 39.4 147.0 ± 45.4 153.3 ± 67.1
HDL-C (mg/dL) (n = 13,814) 57.2 ± 19.1 52.8 ± 17.1 50.3 ± 16.6 48.1 ± 16.6 48.4 ± 19.5
Triglycerides (mg/dL) (n = 13,815) 111.1 ± 81.8 127.1 ± 87.1 135.2 ± 91.6 165.1 ± 110.1 174.9 ± 145.1
Left ventricular hypertrophy (n = 13,587) 25 (4) 157 (2) 80 (2) 9 (5) 6 (22)
Carotid atherosclerosis (n = 13,473) 46 (7) 603 (7) 338 (9) 26 (14) 7 (30)
Serum creatinine (mg/dL) 0.61 ± 0.10 0.75 ± 0.13 0.96 ± 0.14 1.33 ± 0.24 7.00 ± 5.02
eGFRCKD-EPI (ml/min/1.73m2) 125.5 ± 5.3 102.1 ± 7.3 79.8 ± 7.4 53.0 ± 6.3 13.9 ± 10.1
eGFRMDRD (ml/min/1.73m2) 139.0 ± 19.4 99.2 ± 13.4 73.5 ± 6.8 50.5 ± 5.8 14.2 ± 9.9

Note: Values expressed as mean ± SD or number (percent). Conversion factors for units: LDL-C and HDL-C in mg/dL to mmol/L, ×0.02586; triglycerides in mg/DL to mmol/L, ×0.01129; creatinine in mg/dL to µmol/L, ×88.4; eGFR in ml/min/1.73m2 to mL/s/1.73 m2, ×0.01667.

Abbreviations and definitions: eGFRCKD-EPI, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) calculated using the CKD Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation; eGFRMDRD, estimated glomerular filtration rate calculated using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study equation; BP, blood pressure; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MDRD, Modification of Diet in Renal Disease