Table 2.
Pearson correlations (r) between age and other risk factors, and time to dialysis and other risk factors, among enrolled patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease.
| Variable | r | P valuea | |
| Age |
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Daily eGFRb decline rate | −.065 | .35 |
|
|
Albumin | .063 | .37 |
|
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Hemoglobin | −.026 | .71 |
|
|
Diabetes mellitus (yes) | −.046 | .51 |
|
|
Care model | −.058 | .41 |
|
|
eGFR at enrollment | .081 | .25 |
|
|
eGFR at last outpatient visit | .136 | .049 |
| Time to dialysis |
|
|
|
|
|
Age | .166 | .02 |
|
|
Diabetes mellitus (yes) | −.183 | .008 |
|
|
Hemoglobin | .016 | .82 |
|
|
Albumin | .254 | <.001 |
|
|
Blood urea nitrogen | .094 | .18 |
|
|
eGFR at enrollment | .268 | <.001 |
|
|
Creatinine | .104 | .14 |
|
|
Sodium | .080 | .31 |
|
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Potassium | −.081 | .24 |
|
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Calcium | .113 | .11 |
|
|
Phosphorus | −.015 | .83 |
aP values less than .05 are marked in italics.
beGRF: estimated glomerular filtration rate.