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Table 1 Study population characteristics by albuminuria category (N = 291,155)

From: Albuminuria testing and nephrology care among insured US adults with chronic kidney disease: a missed opportunity

Characteristic

Albuminuria Category

0-29 mg/g

30-299 mg/g

≥300 mg/g

Missing

n (%)

50,336 (17.3)

52,543 (18.0)

17,290 (5.9)

170,986 (58.7)

Age, mean (SD)

71.6 (8.8)

68.8 (11.2)

66.7 (12.2)

73.1 (9.2)

Female, n (%)

29,713 (59.0)

25,559 (48.6)

7280 (42.1)

105,824 (61.9)

Race and Ethnicity

 Asian

2313 (4.6)

4368 (8.3)

1333 (7.7)

5730 (3.4)

 Black

12,574 (25.0)

10,718 (20.4)

4203 (24.3)

41,189 (24.1)

 Hispanic

7138 (14.2)

10,450 (19.9)

3439 (19.9)

13,902 (8.1)

 White

23,866 (47.4)

22,135 (42.1)

6740 (39.0)

93,078 (54.4)

 Unknown

4445 (8.8)

4872 (9.3)

1575 (9.1)

17,087 (10.0)

Hypertension, n (%)

48,042 (95.4)

49,902 (95.0)

16,896 (97.7)

157,192 (91.9)

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

27,946 (55.5)

37,163 (70.7)

12,875 (74.5)

46,563 (27.2)

HbA1c (%), mean (SD)

6.6 (1.3)

7.2 (1.7)

7.6 (1.9)

6.4 (1.3)

eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2), mean (SD)

49 (9)

67 (24)

53 (26)

49 (10)

eGFR category (ml/min/1.73m2), n (%)

 ≥60

0 (0.0)

27,332 (52.0)

5377 (31.1)

0 (0.0)

 45-59

37,136 (73.8)

14,967 (28.5)

4608 (26.7)

124,628 (72.9)

 30-44

10,937 (21.7)

7550 (14.4)

3967 (22.9)

36,915 (21.6)

 < 30

2263 (4.5)

2694 (5.1)

3338 (19.3)

9443 (5.5)

UACR (mg/g), median [IQR]

7 (3, 14)

66 (43, 118)

756 (451, 1516)

N/A

Congestive heart failure, n (%)

10,306 (20.5)

10,858 (20.7)

5288 (30.6)

40,099 (23.5)

Coronary artery disease, n (%)

4779 (9.5)

5320 (10.1)

2403 (13.9)

17,759 (10.4)

  1. All comparisons have p < 0.001.
  2. Abbreviations: BP blood pressure, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation, UACR urine albumin/creatinine ratio