Table 1. Baseline characteristics of people with CKD stratified by CKD category
VariableExisting CKD, n = 257Screening-detected CKD,
n = 185
Transiently impaired kidney function, n = 450
Sex, n (%)
 Male120(46.7)100(54.1)205(45.6)
 Female137(53.3)85(45.9)245(54.4)
Age, years, median (IQR) 75.0(70.5–79.0)73.7(69.4–77.8)72.9(69.1–78.3)
Smoking status, n (%)
 Never133(51.8)97(52.4)256(56.9)
 Former116(45.1)77(41.6)180(40.0)
 Current8(3.1)11(5.9)14(3.1)
Ethnicity, n (%)
 White253(98.4)181(97.8)444(98.7)
 Non-White4(1.6)4(2.2)6(1.3)
Education, n (%)
 Primary only87(33.9)71(38.4)153(34.0)
 Secondary97(37.7)68(36.8)170(37.8)
 Higher education73(28.4)46(24.9)127(28.2)
Medical history of, n (%)
 Hypertension166(64.6)107(57.8)224(49.8)
 Diabetes56(21.8)22(11.9)54(12.0)
 Ischaemic heart disease57(22.2)27(14.6)69(15.3)
 Heart failure10(3.9)9(4.9)15(3.3)
 Atrial fibrillation41(16.0)15(8.1)47(10.4)
 Other cardiovascular disease22(8.6)9(4.9)27(6.0)
 Peripheral vascular disease9(3.5)8(4.3)20(4.4)
 Renal disease216(84.0)43(23.2)64(14.2)
 UTI108(42.0)75(40.5)205(45.6)
 Thyroid disease32(12.5)21(11.4)54(12.0)
 Anaemia30(11.7)16(8.6)46(10.2)
 Osteopenia20(7.8)13(7.0)24(5.3)
 Osteoporosis18(7.0)13(7.0)34(7.6)
Alcohol intake, g, median (IQR) 2(1–7)4(1–10)3(0–10)
BMI, kg/m2, median (IQR) 26.90(24.69– 30.45)27.22(24.32–30.86)26.85(23.75–30.64)
WHR, median (IQR) 0.92(0.84–0.97)0.91(0.85–0.98)0.90(0.84–0.97)
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg, median (IQR) 131(120–144)136(124–149)135(123–146)
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg, median (IQR) 78(70–85)80(72–86)80(72–87)
eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m2, median (IQR) 55.0(45.9– 63.9)65.0(57.0–77.7)67.0(59.0–80.0)
Urine ACR, mg/mmol, median (IQR) 2.45(0.80–2.50)2.80(1.95–7.50)2.45(1.10–2.50)
  • ACR = albumin-to-creatinine ratio. BMI = body mass index. CKD = chronic kidney disease. eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate. IQR = interquartile range. UTI = urinary tract infection. WHR = waist-to-hip ratio.