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. 2018 Jul 17;68(673):e512–e523. doi: 10.3399/bjgp18X697973

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of matched patients with and without chronic kidney disease

Characteristic Patients without CKD N= 242 349 n (%) Patients with CKD N= 242 349 n (%) P-value
Age, years 1.000
  <55 6845 (2.8) 6845 (2.8)
  55–64 23 556 (9.7) 23 556 (9.7)
  65–74 71 112 (29.3) 71 112 (29.3)
  75–84 102 594 (42.3) 102 594 (42.3)
  ≥85 38 242 (15.8) 38 242 (15.8)

Sex (male) 95 318 (39.3) 95 318 (39.3) 1.000

Ethnicity <0.001
  White/not recorded 238 533 (98.4) 238 138 (98.3)
  South Asian 1796 (0.7) 2317 (1.0)
  Black 1156 (0.5) 1060 (0.4)
  Other 864 (0.4) 834 (0.3)

Socioeconomic status <0.001
  1 (least deprived) 56 800 (23.4) 53 034 (21.9)
  2 61 647 (25.4) 60 501 (25.0)
  3 50 466 (20.8) 50 709 (20.9)
  4 42 221 (17.4) 44 692 (18.4)
  5 (most deprived) 31 215 (12.9) 33 413 (13.8)

Smoking status <0.001
  Non-smoker 92 363 (38.1) 80 721 (33.3)
  Ex-smoker 107 737 (44.5) 131 510 (54.3)
  Current smoker 36 338 (15.0) 29 243 (12.1)
  Missing 5911 (2.4) 875 (0.4)

Body mass index, kg/m2 <0.001
  <18.5 6638 (2.7) 4562 (1.9)
  18.5–25 85 473 (35.3) 70 102 (28.9)
  ≥25 80 458 (33.2) 88 083 (36.4)
  ≥30 40 326 (16.6) 63 183 (26.1)
  Missing 29 454 (12.2) 16 419 (6.8)

Comorbidities
  Asthma 28 002 (11.6) 31 271 (12.9) <0.001
  Atrial fibrillation 15 448 (6.4) 29 515 (12.2) <0.001
  Cancer 47 431 (19.6) 54 450 (22.5) <0.001
  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 14 996 (6.2) 18 229 (7.5) <0.001
  Coronary heart disease 27 961 (11.5) 54 049 (22.3) <0.001
  Dementia 8954 (3.7) 7345 (3.0) <0.001
  Depression 38 490 (15.9) 46 233 (19.1) <0.001
  Diabetes mellitus 24 372 (10.1) 52 927 (21.8) <0.001
  Epilepsy 3972 (1.6) 3682 (1.5) 0.001
  Heart failure 7581 (3.1) 23 774 (9.8) <0.001
  Hypertension 128 828 (53.2) 203 963 (84.2) <0.001
  Hypothyroidism 17 443 (7.2) 29 318 (12.1) <0.001
  Severe mental illness 3522 (1.5) 4890 (2.0) <0.001
  Osteoporosis 16 469 (6.8) 16 610 (6.9) 0.422
  Peripheral arterial disease 7481 (3.1) 14 815 (6.1) <0.001
  Rheumatoid arthritis 4270 (1.8) 6031 (2.5) <0.001
  Stroke and transient ischaemic attack 12 243 (5.1) 19 982 (8.3) <0.001

CKD = chronic kidney disease