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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2012 Mar;59(3 Suppl 2):S1–S4. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.11.018

Table 3.

Rates of Improvement in Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Rescreened KEEP Participants

Risk Factors KEEP Screening
First Second
Presence of risk factorsa
 3 64.5 72.9
 2 31.7 25.4
 1 3.7 1.7
All risk factors controlledb 13.3 20.9

Note: Values are percents.

KEEP, Kidney Early Evaluation Program.

a

Hypertension (self-reported history of hypertension, use of anti-hypertensive medications, or measured systolic blood pressure ≥ 130 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 80 mmHg for persons with history of diabetes or chronic kidney disease, otherwise, systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90), diabetes (self-reported history of diabetes, retinopathy, or fasting blood sugar ≥ 126 mg/dL or non-fasting blood sugar ≥ 200 mg/dL in the absence of self report of medicine use), hypercholesterolemia (receiving medication for high cholesterol or total cholesterol level > 200 mg/dL).

b

Among participants with at least one risk factor. Denominator: all participants with hypertension, diabetes, or hypercholesterolemia, defined as above.