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. 2016 Mar 29;13(3):e1001979. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001979

Table 2. Characteristics of the patients in the different mGFR categories.

Characteristic Whole Sample mGFR Category
<60 ml/min/1.73 m2 60–89 ml/min/1.73 m2 ≥90 ml/min/1.73 m2
Number of participants 10,610 (100.0%) 3,987 (37.6%) 3,469 (32.7%) 3,154 (29.7%)
Age of adults, years 53.4 [41.2; 62.7] 58.3 [47.8; 67.7] 51.9 [38.3; 60.7] 42.9 [31.9; 52.2]
Age of children and adolescents, years 11.0 [7.4; 14.8] 13.1 [8.6; 15.2] 11.4 [8.2; 15.1] 10.5 [7.1; 14.6]
Age class
2–12 y 750 (7.0%) 58 (1.4%) 151 (4.4%) 541 (17.1%)
13–17 y 430 (4.0%) 61 (1.5%) 113 (3.2%) 256 (8.1%)
18–40 y 2,326 (22.0%) 523 (13.1%) 731 (21.1%) 1,072 (34.0%)
41–64 y 5,246 (49.5%) 2,067 (52.0%) 1,966 (56.7%) 1,213 (38.5%)
≥65 y 1,858 (17.5%) 1,278 (32.0%) 508 (14.6%) 72 (2.3%)
Females 4,944 (46.6%) 1,753 (44.0%) 1,681 (48.4%) 1,510 (47.8%)
Kidney transplanted 1,550 (14.6%) 958 (24.0%) 508 (14.6%) 84 (2.7%)
Candidates for kidney donation 193 (1.8%) 7 (0.2%) 67 (1.9%) 119 (3.8%)
Weight of adults, kg 68.0 [57.5; 79.50] 69.0 [59.0; 80.5] 66.0 [56.0; 78.0] 67.0 [57.0; 79.0]
Females 60.0 [52.0; 70.0] 61.0 [53.0; 72.0] 59.0 [51.0; 68] 59.0 [52.0; 69.0]
Males 74.0 [65.0; 85.0] 74.0 [65.0; 85.0] 74.0 [64.5; 84.0] 74.0 [65.0; 85.0]
Height of adults, cm 166.0 [159.0; 173.0] 166.0 [158.0; 173.0] 166.0 [159.0; 173.0] 167.0 [160.5; 174.0]
Females 160.0 [155.0; 164.5] 160.0 [155.5; 165.0] 160.0 [155.5; 165.0] 161.0 [157.0; 165.5]
Males 172.0 [167.0; 177.0] 171.0 [166.0; 176.0] 172.0 [167.0; 177.0] 173.0 [168.0; 178.0]
BMI z-score of children and adolescents −0.2414 [−0.7457; 0.5601] −0.3328 [−0.7197; 0.6329] −0.2883 [−0.7595; 0.5400] −0.2155 [−0.7456; 0.5396]
Body surface area, m 2 1.72 [1.55; 1.90] 1.77 [1.62; 1.93] 1.74 [1.59; 1.90] 1.76 [1.61; 1.93]
BMI of adults, n 9,430 3,868 3,205 2,357
Median [IQR] 24.3 [21.3; 27.9] 25.0 [21.9; 28.7] 23.9 [21.1; 27.2] 23.8 [21.0; 27.2]
<18.5 kg/m2 606 (6.4%) 228 (5.8%) 203 (6.3%) 175 (7.5%)
≥35.0 kg/m2 441 (4.7%) 251 (6.4%) 106 (3.3%) 84 (3.6%)
PCr, μmol/l * 87 [66; 118] 128 [103; 142] 82 [69; 98] 62 [51; 73]
mGFR, ml/min/1.73 m 2 70 [48; 94] 42 [31; 52] 74 [66; 81] 106 [97; 117]
Albuminuria ** , mg/mmol 2.21 [0.76; 12.81] 6.92 [1.69; 42.12] 1.47 [0.63; 6.16] 1.19 [0.61; 3.75]
Albuminuria ** category
<3 mg/mmol (<30 mg/g) 5,861 (55.2%) 1,380 (34.6%) 2,225 (64.1%) 2,255 (71.5%)
3–30 mg/mmol (30–300 mg/g) 2,957 (27.9%) 1,448 (36.3%) 856 (24.7%) 653 (20.7%)
>30 mg/mmol (300 mg/g) 1,793 (16.9%) 1,159 (29.1%) 388 (11.2%) 246 (7.8%)

Data are given as n (percent) or median [IQR]. Adults are individuals aged ≥18 y; children and adolescents are individuals aged 2–17 y.

*To convert PCr values to mg/dl, divide by 88.4.

**Ratio of urine albumin to urine creatinine.