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. 2015 Sep 28;10(10):1757–1766. doi: 10.2215/CJN.02020215

Table 1.

Clinical and demographic characteristics of study participants by CKD status

Characteristic Overall CKD No CKD P Value Albuminuria No Albuminuria P Value eGFRcreat-cyst P Value
<60 ≥60
Number of participants 14,035 2112 11,923 1900 12,135 386 13,649
Age, yr 41.1 (40.6 to 41.6) 48.2 (47.0 to 49.4) 40.0 (39.5 to 40.5) <0.001 46.6 (45.4 to 47.9) 40.3 (39.8 to 40.8) <0.001 62.5 (61.1 to 63.9) 40.6 (40.1 to 41.1) <0.001
Women 52.5 50.9 52.7 0.29 50.2 52.8 0.14 48.3 52.6 0.23
10 yr in United States 72.3 77.4 71.5 <0.001 77.4 71.6 <0.001 79.3 72.1 0.06
US born 23.0 19.5 23.5 0.01 20.4 23.3 0.05 12.7 23.2 <0.001
Annual income <$20,000 41.8 47.5 40.9 <0.001 46.6 41.1 0.003 56.9 41.4 <0.001
Less than high school education 32.2 39.4 31.1 <0.001 38.5 31.3 <0.001 47.6 31.8 <0.001
Health insurance 50.7 59.8 49.3 <0.001 57.7 49.8 <0.001 78.7 50.1 <0.001
Current smoker 21.1 21.1 21.1 0.99 21.0 21.2 0.89 21.9 21.1 0.80
Cardiovascular disease 6.0 12.5 5.0 <0.001 11.9 5.2 <0.001 23.0 5.6 <0.001
Hypertension 21.8 49.2 17.6 <0.001 46.9 18.4 <0.001 74.2 20.6 <0.001
Systolic BP, mmHg 119.8 (119.3 to 120.4) 130.6 (129.2 to 132.1) 118.2 (117.7 to 118.6) <0.001 130.6 (129.0 to 132.1) 118.4 (117.9 to 118.8) <0.001 137.1 (134.2 to 140.1) 119.4 (118.9 to 119.9) <0.001
BP >130/80 mmHg 22.0 45.0 18.4 <0.001 45.1 18.8 <0.001 56.2 21.2 <0.001
BP >140/90 mmHg 11.1 30.0 8.2 <0.001 30.4 8.4 <0.001 37.1 10.5 <0.001
BMI30 kg/m2 39.9 49.6 38.4 <0.001 49.5 38.6 <0.001 52.1 39.6 <0.001
Waist circumference, cm 97.4 (97.0 to 97.8) 102.0 (100.9 to 103.0) 96.7 (96.2 to 97.1) <0.001 101.6 (100.5 to 102.8) 96.8 (96.4 to 97.3) <0.001 105.4 (103.3 to 107.5) 97.2 (96.8 to 97.6) <0.001
Diabetes mellitus 14.6 37.7 11.0 <0.001 36.6 11.6 <0.001 54.1 13.7 <0.001
Hemoglobin A1c, % 5.7 (5.7 to 5.8) 6.5 (6.4 to 6.6) 5.6 (5.6 to 5.6) <0.001 6.5 (6.4 to 6.6) 5.6 (5.6 to 5.6) <0.001 6.5 (6.3 to 6.7) 5.7 (5.7 to 5.7) <0.001
Triglycerides, mg/dl 114 (79 to 160) 132 (91 to 187) 112 (77 to 159) 131 (90 to 187) 112 (78 to 159) 140 (108 to 188) 113 (79 to 162)
Total cholesterol, mg/dl 193.3 (192.2 to 194.4) 195.6 (193.2 to 198.0) 193.0 (191.8 to 194.1) <0.001 195.4 (192.9 to 197.8) 193.1 (191.9 to 194.2) <0.001 195.5 (189.9 to 201.1) 193.3 (192.2 to 194.4) <0.001
LDL cholesterol, mg/dl 119.7 (118.8 to 120.7) 119.7 (117.8 to 121.7) 119.7 (118.7 to 120.8) <0.001 119.5 (117.5 to 121.6) 119.8 (118.8 to 120.8) <0.001 119.3 (114.3 to 124.2) 119.8 (118.8 to 120.7) <0.001
HDL cholesterol, mg/dl 48.8 (48.5 to 49.2) 47.6 (46.8 to 48.5) 49.0 (48.6 to 49.3) <0.001 47.8 (46.9 to 48.7) 48.9 (48.6 to 49.3) <0.001 45.7 (44.5 to 47.0) 48.9 (48.5 to 49.2) <0.001
C-reactive protein, mg/L 3.9 (3.7 to 4.1) 5.8 (4.9 to 6.7) 3.6 (3.4 to 3.8) <0.001 5.8 (4.9 to 6.8) 3.6 (3.4 to 3.8) <0.001 6.6 (5.4 to 7.9) 3.8 (3.6 to 4.0) <0.001
Use of ACEi/ARB 8.5 19.6 6.8 <0.001 18.4 7.2 <0.001 33.0 8.0 <0.001
CKD awareness 17.8 17.2 23.1 0.17 33.9 14.3 <0.001
Urine ACR300 mg/g 1.4 10.6 11.7 18.6 1.0 <0.001

For continuous variables, weighted mean (95% confidence interval) values are presented unless otherwise specified; for categorical variables, weighted proportions are reported. eGFR, ml/min per 1.73 m2; BMI, body mass index; ACEi, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotenin receptor blocker; ACR, albumin/creatinine ratio; –, not applicable.