Baseline clinical characteristics of patients in each chronic kidney disease stage
| Clinical characteristics | Cr* | Age*† | Females‡ | Hypertension§ | Diabetes** | HbA1C*†† | LOS*‡‡ | eGFR* | Proteinuria§§ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CKD Stage 1 and 2 | <126 | 60.5 years | (45.7) | (88) | (63) | 7.5 | 9 | 84 | (43.5) |
| CKD Stage 3 (n=134) | 126.5 | 65 years | (39.6) | (94.8) | (70.9) | 7.9 | 11.9 | 47.7 | (53) |
| CKD Stage 4 (n=35) | 239 | 68 years | (45.7) | (94.1) | (67.7) | 8.3 | 12.8 | 23.8 | (76.9) |
| CKD Stage 5 (n=24) | 478 | 66 years | (50) | (95.9) | (66.7) | 6.3 | 8.5 | 10.4 | (87.5) |
↵* Median, p-value for differences between the chronic kidney disease stages,
↵† p=0.0001,
↵‡ p=0.8335,
↵§ p=0.030,
↵** p=0.5342,
↵†† p=0.1755,
↵‡‡ p=0.560,
↵§§ p=0.0011, CKD - Chronic kidney disease, Cr - serum creatinine level in mg/dl, eGFR - Estimated glomerular filtration rate, HbA1C - hemoglobin A1c (glycated hemoglobin), LOS - Length of stay