Table 3.
Nephrology care practices by eGFR trajectory group.
| Overall n = 378 |
Slower eGFR decline (Group 1) n = 69 |
Gradual eGFR decline (Group 2) n = 69 |
Early rapid eGFR decline (Group 3) n = 156 |
Rapid eGFR decline (Group 3) n = 84 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outpatient visit to a nephrologist, n (%) | 346 (91.5) | 69 (100.0) | 59 (85.5) | 151 (96.8) | 67 (79.8) |
| Time from first nephrology visit to dialysis initiation (months)a | 47.4 [21.0–92.6] | 114.5 [55.2–144.1] | 17.8 [9.6–28.7] | 54.1 [29.5–89.0] | 34.8 [10.3–73.6] |
| eGFRb ≥ 15 mL/min/1.73 m2, n (%) | 11 (2.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (1.3) | 8 (9.5) |
| Dialysis modality: hemodialysis, n (%) | 268 (96.4) | 62 (89.9) | 69 (100.0) | 153 (98.0) | 84 (100.0) |
| Access at first dialysis:fistula/graft or PD catheter, n (%) | 234 (61.9) | 52 (75.4) | 40 (58.0) | 107 (68.6) | 35 (41.7) |
| Impatient dialysis initiation, n (%) | 213 (56.6) | 24 (34.8) | 43 (62.3) | 85 (54.5) | 62 (73.8) |
| AKI at dialysis initiationc, n (%) | 134 (62.9) | 17 (73.9) | 27 (62.8) | 54 (63.5) | 36 (58.1) |
Data expressed as medians and interquartile ranges (IQR) or n (%) when appropriate.
eGFR, estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate using the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology; PD, peritoneal catheter; AKI, Acute Kidney injury.
aAmong patients referred to nephrologist; bat dialysis initiation; cAmong patients admitted to the hospital at dialysis initiation (n = 213).