Table 6a.
Prevalence ratios by level of GFR
| Medical Condition | n | CKiD GFR Categories,a ml/min per 1.73 m2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥50 (reference) | ≥40 to <50, Estimate (95% CI) | ≥30 to <40, Estimate (95% CI) | <30, Estimate (95% CI) | ||
| Elevated potassium (>5.2 mEq/L) | 571 | 1 | 2.09 (0.91, 4.83) | 2.22 (0.97, 5.04) | 4.58 (2.17, 9.63) |
| Acidotic (CO2 <21 mEq/L)b | 586 | 1 | 1.66 (1.09, 2.52) | 2.13 (1.45, 3.13) | 2.73 (1.87, 3.97) |
| Elevated phosphatec | 572 | 1 | 1.86 (0.83, 4.20) | 2.61 (1.23, 5.52) | 4.90 (2.45, 9.82) |
| Growth failure (height < 3rd percentile) | 570 | 1 | 1.94 (1.06, 3.53) | 2.11 (1.17, 3.79) | 3.31 (1.91, 5.74) |
| Anemia (HGB <5th percentile or current use of ESA) | 575 | 1 | 1.69 (1.15, 2.50) | 2.77 (1.98, 3.88) | 4.01 (2.93, 5.50) |
| Hypertension (BP ≥95th percentile for age and gender or self-reported hypertension and on a antihypertensive medication) | 565 | 1 | 1.00 (0.80, 1.26) | 1.04 (0.83, 1.29) | 1.36 (1.12, 1.65) |
| High cholesterold | 500 | 1 | 1.27 (0.83, 1.95) | 2.55 (1.04, 2.31) | 1.46 (0.94, 2.26) |
CKiD, Chronic Kidney Disease in Children study; CI, confidence interval; HGB, hemoglobin.
a
Prevalence ratio estimation determined using Poisson regression with robust error variance.
b
On the basis of locally measured values of CO2.
c
On the basis of the phosphate norms reported in reference 29.
d
On the basis data from reference 28.