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. 2022 Jun 6;327(23):2306–2316. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.8801

Table 1. Baseline Characteristics and Outcomes Among Study Participants by Cohort and Self-reported Race Group.

Source Participant race No. Age, mean (SD), y Female, % Mean (SD), mL Kidney failure requiring treatment All-cause mortality
eGFRcr eGFRcys eGFRcr-cys
Age, sex, and race Age and sex Age and sex Age and sex Follow-up, mean (SD), y 5-y risk, % Follow-up, mean (SD), y 5-y risk, %
General population
ARIC Black 2484 62 (6) 64 92 (21) 83 (18) 89 (19) 89 (18) 21.0 (2.7) 0.65 (0.40-1.05) 17.2 (6.0) 6.1 (5.2-7.1)
Non-Black 8731 63 (6) 53 85 (14) 89 (14) 83 (18) 89 (14) 21.3 (1.7) 0.31 (0.21-0.45) 17.8 (5.6) 5.1 (4.6-5.6)
CHS Black 495 77 (5) 65 71 (19) 66 (17) 69 (20) 70 (19) 10.7 (5.4) 19.4 (16.2-23.2)
Non-Black 2489 78 (5) 58 65 (16) 69 (16) 65 (18) 69 (17) 10.0 (5.4) 22.5 (20.9-24.2)
MESA Black 1846 62 (10) 55 86 (19) 79 (16) 90 (20) 88 (18) 12.7 (3.3) 4.9 (4.0-6.0)
Non-Black 4848 62 (10) 52 82 (15) 86 (15) 89 (20) 91 (17) 13.2 (3.0) 3.4 (2.9-3.9)
NHANES III Black 1742 51 (20) 52 96 (29) 86 (25) 98 (27) 95 (26) 18.0 (7.8) 9.9 (8.6-11.4)
Non-Black 5280 59 (20) 53 86 (24) 90 (23) 88 (28) 92 (26) 16.5 (8.1) 12.7 (11.8-13.6)
REGARDS Black 11 506 65 (9) 61 88 (24) 80 (21) 79 (24) 82 (23) 11.3 (3.6) 1.62 (1.40-1.88) 11.9 (3.8) 9.0 (8.5-9.5)
Non-Black 16 669 66 (9) 50 82 (17) 86 (17) 77 (22) 84 (20) 11.4 (3.4) 0.36 (0.27-0.46) 12.0 (3.6) 8.0 (7.6-8.4)
Overall Black 18 073 63 (11) 60 89 (24) 81 (21) 83 (24) 85 (22) 12.7 (5.2) 1.47 (1.28-1.68) 13.2 (5.2) 8.6 (8.2-9.0)
Non-Black 38 017 65 (12) 52 82 (18) 86 (18) 81 (23) 86 (20) 14.0 (5.9) 0.41 (0.34-0.50) 14.0 (5.7) 8.3 (8.1-8.6)
CKD population
AASK Black 949 55 (11) 39 46 (15) 42 (13) 48 (18) 45 (15) 7.4 (3.4) 16.5 (14.3-19.1) 7.7 (3.4) 9.3 (7.5-11.4)
CRIC Black 1650 58 (11) 51 44 (15) 40 (13) 51 (23) 46 (18) 8.0 (4.5) 22.7 (20.7-24.9) 9.8 (4.1) 14.4 (12.8-16.2)
Non-Black 2277 58 (11) 41 45 (15) 47 (16) 54 (24) 51 (20) 8.8 (4.4) 15.7 (14.2-17.3) 10.1 (3.7) 11.2 (10.0-12.6)
MDRD Black 101 50 (12) 44 36 (17) 33 (15) 35 (16) 33 (15) 7.7 (6.0) 37.0 (28.2-47.4) 13.4 (5.4) 9.9 (5.5-17.6)
Non-Black 944 52 (13) 39 35 (15) 36 (16) 32 (14) 33 (15) 7.8 (5.7) 39.3 (36.2-42.5) 14.1 (5.0) 8.1 (6.5-10.0)
Overall Black 2700 56 (11) 47 44 (15) 38 (13) 49 (21) 45 (17) 7.8 (4.2) 21.1 (19.5-22.7) 9.2 (4.1) 12.5 (11.3-13.9)
Non-Black 3221 56 (12) 40 42 (16) 44 (16) 47 (24) 46 (20) 8.5 (4.8) 22.8 (21.3-24.3) 11.3 (4.5) 10.3 (9.3-11.4)
Populations combined
Overall Black 20 773 62 (11) 59 83 (27) 72 (23) 79 (26) 80 (26) 12.0 (5.3) 7.3 (6.9-7.7) 12.7 (5.3) 9.1 (8.7-9.5)
Non-Black 41 238 64 (12) 51 79 (21) 83 (21) 78 (24) 83 (23) 13.4 (6.0) 3.9 (3.7-4.1) 13.8 (5.6) 8.5 (8.2-8.8)

Abbreviations: AASK, African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension; ARIC, Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities; CHS, Cardiovascular Health Study; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CRIC, Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort; cr, creatinine; cys, cystatin; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; MESA, Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis; MDRD, Modification of Diet in Renal Disease; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III; REGARDS, Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke.