Table 4.

Classification of Patients for Referral From Primary to Specialty Care Based on NICE Criteria or a KFRE>3% at 5 years — Sensitivity Analysis

	KFRE Threshold, n (% of Total Analysis)		Total, n (%)
	No Referral ≤3% 5-Year Risk (Low Risk)	Referral >3% 5-Year Risk (High Risk)
NICE criteria
No referral	81,863 (75.8)	7730 (7.2)	89,593 (83.0)
Referral	6450 (6.0)	11,919 (11.0)	18,369 (17.0)
Total n (%)	88,313 (81.8)	19,649 (18.2)	107,962 (100)

KFRE, kidney failure risk equation; NICE, National Institute of Health and Care Excellence.