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. 2011 Aug 9;174(5):604–612. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwr121

Table 1.

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Study Population According to Chronic Kidney Disease Diagnosis, Chronic Kidney Disease in Children Study, 2005–2010

Characteristica Total Population (n = 529)
CKD Diagnosis
P for Differenceb
Glomerular CKD (n = 109 (21%))
Nonglomerular CKD (n = 420 (79%))
No. of Cases % Median (IQR) No. of Cases % Median (IQR) No. of Cases % Median (IQR)
Age, years 11 (7 to 14) 14 (11 to 16) 10 (6 to 14) <0.01
Female sex 203 38 52 48 151 36 0.03
Race <0.01
    White 354 67 58 53 296 70
    African American 116 22 37 34 79 19
    Other 59 11 14 13 45 11
Hispanic ethnicity 77 15 19 17 58 14 0.36
Duration of CKD, years 6.4 (3.1 to 10.3) 3.8 (1.7 to 7.4) 7.1 (3.5 to 10.8) <0.01
Number of GFR measurements per subject 0.35
    2 59 11 17 16 41 10
    3 156 29 35 32 121 29
    4 173 33 32 29 141 34
    5 118 22 22 20 96 23
    6 24 5 3 3 21 5
Years of follow-up 3.0 (2.1 to 3.9) 2.8 (1.8 to 3.7) 3.0 (2.1 to 3.9) <0.01
GFR level, mL/minute/1.73 m2 44 (33 to 57) 48 (34 to 63) 44 (33 to 55) 0.04
Annualized percentage change in GFR, % per year −4.7 (−13.1 to 1.7) −10.5 (−23.4 to −1.2) −3.9 (−11.4 to 2.2) <0.01

Abbreviations: CKD, chronic kidney disease; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; IQR, interquartile range.

a

At baseline, unless otherwise indicated.

b

Based on Wilcoxon rank-sum test for continuous variables and Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables.