Table 2.
Difference in the incidence rate of cause-specific hospitalisation between matched patients with and without chronic kidney disease by rank order of rate difference
| Cause of hospitalisation | Number of outcome, n | Incidence rate per 1000 person-years (95%CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients with CKD (N= 242 349) | Patients without CKD (N= 242 349) | Patients with CKD | Patients without CKD | Rate difference | |
| Heart failure | 10 394 | 2955 | 9.7 (9.5 to 9.9) | 3.1 (3.0 to 3.2) | 6.6 (6.4 to 6.8) |
| Urinary tract infection | 14 266 | 7654 | 13.1 (12.9 to 13.3) | 7.9 (7.7 to 8.1) | 5.2 (4.9 to 5.5) |
| Pneumonia | 13 483 | 7803 | 12.6 (12.4 to 12.8) | 8.2 (8.0 to 8.4) | 4.4 (4.1 to 4.7) |
| Acute kidney injury | 5257 | 787 | 4.9 (4.7 to 5.0) | 0.8 (0.8 to 0.9) | 4.1 (3.9 to 4.2) |
| Myocardial infarction | 7418 | 3590 | 6.9 (6.8 to 7.1) | 3.8 (3.6 to 3.9) | 3.2 (3.0 to 3.4) |
| Cerebral infarction | 6142 | 3335 | 5.7 (5.6 to 5.8) | 3.5 (3.4 to 3.6) | 2.2 (2.0 to 2.4) |
| Gastrointestinal bleeding | 5492 | 3048 | 5.1 (5.0 to 5.2) | 3.2 (3.1 to 3.3) | 1.9 (1.7 to 2.1) |
| Hip fracture | 9336 | 6751 | 8.7 (8.6 to 8.9) | 7.1 (7.0 to 7.3) | 1.6 (1.4 to 1.9) |
| Venous thromboembolism | 3299 | 1882 | 3.1 (3.0 to 3.2) | 2.0 (1.9 to 2.1) | 1.1 (1.0 to 1.2) |
| Intracranial bleeding | 2144 | 1427 | 2.0 (1.9 to 2.1) | 1.5 (1.4 to 1.6) | 0.5 (0.4 to 0.6) |
CKD = chronic kidney disease.