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. 2012 Jun 9;89(6):965–976. doi: 10.1007/s11524-012-9726-2

Table 3.

Association of patient characteristics with CKD coding by patient cohort

Characteristic Pre-eGFR Post-eGFR P*interaction
% coded OR (95 % CI) % coded OR (95 % CI)
Age <65 years ≥65 years ≥65 vs. <65 <65 years ≥65 years ≥65 vs. <65
Unadjusted 46.4 27.3 0.43 (0.15–1.21) 50.0 48.1 0.93 (0.40–2.17) 0.14
Adjusted
+Sociodemographic 47.8 30.9 0.46 (0.14–1.46) 49.7 49.4 0.99 (0.42–2.34) 0.31
 +Clinical 47.9 30.3 0.43 (0.13–1.49) 49.0 52.0 1.16 (0.43–3.13) 0.58
Gender Male Female Female vs. male Male Female Female vs. male
Unadjusted 55.3 22.0 0.23 (0.09–0.55) 52.9 43.5 0.68 (0.33–1.41) 0.06
Adjusted
+Sociodemographic 53.1 25.2 0.29 (0.10–0.81) 53.0 43.3 0.67 (0.33–1.40) 0.20
 +Clinical 53.2 25.4 0.28 (0.10–0.80) 52.8 44.0 0.64 (0.28–1.44) 0.20
Race/ethnicity Other Black Black vs. other Other Black Black vs. other
Unadjusted 38.7 51.6 1.69 (0.73–3.93) 47.9 54.3 1.29 (0.59–2.81) 0.64
Adjusted
+Sociodemographic 42.4 47.1 1.23 (0.45–3.35) 47.8 54.6 1.32 (0.60–2.90) 0.94
 +Clinical 43.4 45.1 1.08 (0.38–3.10) 47.8 55.0 1.43 (0.58–3.51) 0.66

Pre-eGFR prior to institution of automated eGFR reporting, Post-eGFR after the institution of eGFR reporting, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, +Sociodemographic adjusted for all other sociodemographics listed in the table and poverty status, +Clinical additionally adjusted for mean eGFR, mean number of outpatient visits, diabetes, and hypertension

*P for interaction of characteristic with time (pre- vs. post-eGFR reporting)