Table 4.

Mortality rate during macroalbuminuria according to CKD stage at enrollment in the study and mortality rate after onset of ESRD according the method of renal replacement therapy

	Person-years of Observation	Number of Deaths	Mortality Rate (per 100 Person-years)
During macroalbuminuria (pre-ESRD)
stage 1 (n = 97)	938	7 (4)b	0.7 (0.4, 1.6)c
stage 2 (n = 135)	1125	11 (6)b	1.0 (0.5, 1.8)c
stage 3 (n = 122)	734	11 (10)b	1.5 (0.8, 2.7)c
stages 4 and 5 (n = 69)	168	0	0
After onset of ESRD
dialysis began before 2001 (n = 56) (30)a	342	38 (27)b	11.1 (8.1, 15.2)c
dialysis began after 2000 (n = 83) (31)a	188	24 (17)b	12.8 (8.6, 19.1)c
pre-emptive kidney transplant (n = 23) (23)a	117	1 (0)b	0.9 (0.1, 6.1)c
ESRD without dialysis (n = 10) (0)a	n.a.	7 (4)b	n.a.

n.a., not applicable.

^aNumber of patients who received at least one kidney transplant.

^bNumber of deaths caused by cardiovascular disease.

^c95% CI.