Table 1 Baseline characteristics of both cohorts

From: Cardiovascular disease history and β-blocker prescription patterns among Japanese and American patients with CKD: a cross-sectional study of the CRIC and CKD-JAC studies

 

CRIC (N = 3939)

CKD-JAC (N = 2966)

Males, N (%)

2161 (55)

1841 (62)

Age, years

58.2 ± 11

60.3 ± 11.6

Race, N (%)

 White

1638 (41.6)

 

 Black

1650 (41.9)

 

 Hispanic

497 (12.6)

 

 Asians

106 (2.7)

2966 (100)

 Others

46 (1.2)

 

Income, N (%)

 Lowest

1240 (37.3)

456 (24.7)

 Middle

958 (28.8)

507 (27.4)

 Mod. High

734 (22.1)

433 (23.4)

 Highest

392 (11.8)

453 (24.5)

Education, N (%)

 Lowest

828 (21)

437 (17.6)

 Middle

741 (18.8)

996 (40)

 Mod. High

1146 (29.1)

419 (16.8)

 Highest

1223 (31.1)

635 (25.5)

BMI, kg/m2

32.1 ± 7.8

23.5 ± 3.8

eGFR, mL/min/1.73m2

42.8 ± 13.5

28.9 ± 12.3

UACR, mg/gCr

51.9 [8.7–458.8]

485.9 [113.3–1312.7]

Diabetes, N (%)

1907 (48)

1117 (38)

Hypertension, N (%)

3633 (93)

2772 (94)

Atrial fibrillation, N (%)

666 (17)

61 (2)

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

128.5 ± 22.2

131.7 ± 18.6

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

71.5 ± 12.8

76.3 ± 11.8

Anti-hypertensive drugs, N (%)

 ACEi/ARB

2688 (69)

2427 (82)

 Ca channel blockers

1584 (41)

1646 (55)

 β-blockers

1930 (49)

599 (20)

 α-blockers

567 (14)

408 (14)

 Diuretics

2331 (60)

909 (31)

CVD historya, N (%)

 Any CVD history

1316 (33)

726 (24)

 CAD

862 (22)

374 (13)

 CHF

382 (10)

132 (4)

 Stroke

392 (10)

295 (10)

 PAD

262 (7)

111 (4)

  1. Data are expressed as N (%) for categorical values and mean ± S.D. or median [interquartile range] for continuous values
  2. NA not applicable, BMI body mass index, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, UACR urinary albumin:creatinine ratio, ACEi angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB angiotensin receptor blocker, CVD cardiovascular disease, CAD coronary artery disease, CHF congestive heart failure, PAD peripheral artery disease
  3. aAssessed by self-report in CRIC and medical chart review in CKD-JAC