Table 2.

Predictors of seeing a PCP within year after dialysis initiation from logistic regression

	Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Age Group
18-64	0.50 (0.29, 0.85)
65-74	Reference
75+	0.78 (0.49, 1.23)
Sex
Female	0.97 (0.64, 1.45)
Male	Reference
Race & Ethnicity
White	Reference
Black	0.79 (0.50, 1.23)
Asian	0.46 (0.19, 1.12)
Hispanic	1.54 (0.74, 3.19)
Unknown	0.72 (0.24, 2.12)
Geographic location
Metropolitan	Reference
Non-Metropolitan	0.97 (0.51, 1.86)
Charlson Comorbidity Index
0-5	0.59 (0.37, 0.95)
6-9	Reference
10+	0.66 (0.39, 1.10)
Outpatient visit in the year prior to dialysis initiation
Primary Care Physician (reference: no PCP)	15.65 (9.26, 26.46)
Nephrologist (reference: no nephrologist)	1.60 (1.01, 2.52)
Dialysis modality
Hemodialysis	Reference
Peritoneal Dialysis	0.87 (0.44, 1.72)
Annual wellness visit in year before dialysis initiation
Yes	1.65 (0.96, 2.86)
No	Reference
Year of dialysis initiation	0.95 (0.77, 1.19)
c-statistic	0.76
Sample Size	1,794