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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Nephrol. 2013 Feb 17;28(6):939–949. doi: 10.1007/s00467-013-2419-6

Table 1.

Patient Characteristics by Disease Population and Reported Transfer Type (Formal Transition vs. Other)

Total n=196 ESRDa n=42 CKDb n=68 TXPc n=86 p-valued No Formal Transition n=137 Formal Transition n=59 p-valued
Female 98 (50%) 21 (50%) 34 (50%) 43 (50%) 1.00 66 (48%) 32 (54%) 0.44
Race/Ethnicity -- -- -- -- 0.30 -- -- <0.001
 White non-hispanic 99 (51%) 18 (43%) 34 (50%) 47 (55%) -- 76 (55%) 23 (39%) --
 Black non-hispanic 55 (28%) 15 (36%) 16 (24%) 24 (28%) -- 43 (31%) 12 (20%) --
 Other non-hispanic 14 (7%) 6 (14%) 4 (6%) 4 (5%) -- 9 (7%) 5 (8%) --
 Hispanic 8 (4%) 1 (2%) 4 (6%) 3 (3%) -- 6 (4%) 2 (3%) --
 Unknown 20 (10%) 2 (5%) 10 (15%) 8 (9%) -- 3 (2%) 17 (28%) --
Primary Diagnosis 0.03 -- -- 0.49
 Congenital 43(22%) 9 (21%) 7 (10%) 27 (31%) -- 30 (22%) 13 (22%) --
 Urologic 36 (18) 8 (19%) 12 (18%) 16 (19%) -- 27 (20%) 9 (15%) --
 Hereditary 18 (9%) 4 (10%) 7 (10%) 7 (8%) -- 14 (10%) 4 (7%) --
 Glomerulonephritis 71 (36%) 15 (36%) 30 (44%) 26 (30%) -- 50 (37%) 21 (36%) --
 Systemic 17 (9%) 3 (17%) 11 (16%) 3 (3%) -- 11 (8%) 6 (10%) --
 Unknown 11 (6%) 3 (7%) 1 (1%) 7 (8%) -- 5 (4%) 6 (10%) --
Insurance < 0.001 -- -- 0.03
 Private 52 (27%) 8 (19%) 25 (37%) 19 (22%) -- 43 (31%) 9 (15%) --
 Public 90 (46%) 25 (59%) 20 (29%) 45 (52%) -- 63 (46%) 27 (46%) --
 None 3 (1%) 3 (7%) 0 0 -- 2 (1%) 1 (2%) --
 Uncleare 51 (26%) 6 (14%) 23 (34%) 22 (26%) -- 29 (21%) 22 (37%) --
Age at transfer: median (Q1, Q3) 19.6 (18.6, 20.9) 19.2 (18.1, 20.8) 19.0 (18.5, 20.4)f 20.6 (19.1, 21)g 19.4 (18.5, 22) 20.5 (18.6, 21.6) <0.001
Formal Transition Pathway 59 (30%) 17 (40%) 17 (25%) 25 (29%) 0.21 -- -- --
Year of Transfer -- -- -- -- 0.06 -- -- <0.001
 Before 2006 91 (46%) 22 (52%) 22 (32%) 47 (55%) -- 76 (55%) 15 (25%) --
 2006 or later 94 (48%) 19 (45%) 41 (60%) 34 (40%) -- 50 (36%) 44 (75%) --
 Unknown 11 (6%) 1 (2%) 5 (7%) 5 (6%) -- 11 (8%) 0 --
a

End-Stage Renal Disease

b

Chronic Kidney Disease

c

Kidney Transplant

d

Based on Taylor-linearized estimation comparing different populations (ESRD vs. CKD vs. TXP or Formal Transition vs. No Formal Transition)

e

Unclear primary source of insurance coverage during period of review related to limited availability of old administrative records

f

NS compared to ESRD

g

p=0.018 compared to ESRD

ESRD – end stage renal disease; CKD – chronic kidney disease; TXP – kidney transplant