PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Nicola Walker AU - John Bankart AU - Nigel Brunskill AU - Richard Baker TI - Which factors are associated with higher rates of chronic kidney disease recording in primary care? A cross-sectional survey of GP practices AID - 10.3399/bjgp11X561212 DP - 2011 Mar 01 TA - British Journal of General Practice PG - 203--205 VI - 61 IP - 584 4099 - http://bjgp.org/content/61/584/203.short 4100 - http://bjgp.org/content/61/584/203.full SO - Br J Gen Pract2011 Mar 01; 61 AB - The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) at stage 3–5 is estimated at 8.5% in the UK, but the recorded rate of CKD from Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) registers in 2007–2008 was 2.9%. This study aimed to identify practice or patient characteristics associated with recorded rates of CKD. Demographic and QOF data for 230 general practices were combined into a database for cross-sectional analysis. Regression analyses investigated factors associated with CKD recording; deprivation, location in Leicester city or Northamptonshire, and low recording of hypertension and stroke were associated with low CKD recording.