Table 1.

Study and population characteristics

Any CKD stage, n= 28 489 (4.4% of 644 080)24CKD stage 3a (eGFR 45–59), n= 19 977CKD stage 3b (eGFR 30–44), n= 6383CKD stage 4 (eGFR 15–29), n= 1693CKD stage 5 (eGFR <15), n= 436
Age, years, mean (SD)a74.8 (12.3)73.1 (12.2)79.4 (10.9)78.2 (13.0)72.3 (14.4)
  18–2421 (0.1)14 (0.1)5 (0.1)2 (0.1)0 (0.0)
  25–34152 (0.5)115 (0.6)18 (0.3)10 (0.6)9 (2.1)
  35–44369 (1.3)284 (1.4)38 (0.6)33 (1.9)14 (3.2)
  45–541367 (4.8)1157 (5.8)125 (2.0)51 (3.0)34 (7.8)
  55–643285 (11.5)2755 (13.8)348 (5.5)126 (7.4)56 (12.8)
  65–747509 (26.4)5859 (29.3)1240 (19.4)308 (18.2)102 (23.4)
  75–849478 (33.3)6386 (32.0)2399 (37.6)558 (33.0)135 (31.0)
  ≥856308 (22.1)3407 (17.1)2210 (34.6)605 (35.7)86 (19.7)
Sex
  Female17 768 (62.4)12 487 (62.5)4085 (64.0)985 (58.2)211 (48.4)
Socioeconomic status by SIMD quintileb
  1 (least deprived)4981 (17.5)3456 (17.3)1125 (17.6)313 (18.5)87 (20.0)
  26288 (22.1)4312 (21.6)1442 (22.6)418 (24.7)116 (26.6)
  36025 (21.1)4197 (21.0)1398 (21.9)341 (20.1)89 (20.4)
  45453 (19.1)3806 (19.1)1215 (19.0)348 (20.6)84 (19.3)
  5 (most deprived)4995 (17.5)3659 (18.3)1047 (16.4)237 (14.0)52 (11.9)
  • a All other data presented as n (%).

  • b Missing data, n = 747. CKD = chronic kidney disease. eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate. SD = standard deviation. SIMD = Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.