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. 2016 Jun 23;11(9):1566–1573. doi: 10.2215/CJN.00490116

Table 3.

Sensitivity of individual CKD awareness questions, stratified by CKD stage

Awareness Question CKD Stage 1–2 (n=52) CKD Stage 3–4 (n=109) P Value
Sensitivity (%) Sensitivity (%)
“Weak or failing kidneys” (NHANES) 19.2 43.1 <0.01
“Kidney disease” 17.3 33.3 0.03
“Kidney problem” 25.0 48.2 0.01
“Kidney damage” 13.5 33.0 0.01
“Protein in the urine”a 30.8 41.7 0.36

NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

a

Among those with proteinuria only.