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Table 3 Characteristics of CKD-ND patients across different stages

From: Cost of illness of chronic kidney disease in Lebanon: from the societal and third-party payer perspectives

 

CKD stages 1–2 

N = 15

CKD stages 3a-3b

N = 42

CKD stages 4–5

N = 45

Age

  Mean ± SD

49.27 ± 16.19

70.14 ± 10.43

72.96 ± 12.02

  Median (IQR)

48 (34,64)

71.5 (62.75,78.25)

72 (68,83.5)

Sex M/F, n(%)

6/9 (40/60)

23/19 (54.8/45.2)

27/18 (60/40)

eGFR

  Mean ± SD

83.4 ± 16.83

41.86 ± 8.38

17.51 ± 9.82

  Median (IQR)

78 (70,100)

40.5 (34,49)

16 (10.5, 24)

Urine albumin to creatinine ratio

  Median (IQR)

260 (82.5, 1130)

318.5 (53.5, 600)

630 (64, 2000)

Cause of CKD, n (%)

  Diabetic Nephropathy

6 (40)

19 (45.2)

23 (51.1)

  Unknown etiology

1 (6.7)

5 (11.9)

6 (13.3)

  Glomerulonephritis

4 (26.7)

2 (4.8)

6 (13.3)

  PKD

1 (6.7)

2 (4.8)

1 (2.2)

  TIN

0

2 (4.8)

4 (8.9)

  NS/Vascular

0

6 (14.3)

1 (2.2)

  Others

3 (20.1)

6 (14.3)

4 (8.9)

Diabetes, n(%)

7 (46.7)

25 (59.5)

26 (57.8)

Hypertension, n(%)

12 (80)

41 (97.6)

42 (93.3)

CAD, n(%)

3 (20)

15 (35.7)

17 (37.8)

Smoking, n(%)

5 (33.3)

18 (42.9)

21 (46.7)

Number of medications per day

  Mean ± SD

4.5 ± 3.5

8.3 ± 2.9

9.9 ± 3.6

Number of hospitalizations

  Mean ± SD

0.3 ± 0.6

0.4 ± 0.8

0.6 ± 1

Third-Party Payer, n (%)

   

  NSSF

9 (60)

20 (47.6)

19 (42.2)

  MOPH

0

0

1 (2.2)

  CSC

2 (13.3)

1 (2.4)

6 (13.3)

  ISF

0

0

2 (4.4)

  Insurance

2 (13.3)

13 (31)

10 (22.2)

  Army

0

3 (7.1)

0

  NSSF + Insurance

2 (13.3)

3 (7.1)

5 (11.1)

  MOPH + Insurance

0

1 (2.4)

0

  Out-of-pocket

1 (6.7)

1 (2.4)

2 (4.4)

  1. Note. NA Not applicable, Third-party payers are multiple and can overlap: NSSF The national social security fund, MOPH The ministry of public health, CSC The Cooperative of Civil Servants, ISF The Internal Security Forces; Insurance means private insurances, OOP is out-of-pocket
  2. Causes of kidney diseases: PKD Polycystic kidney disease, TIN Tubulointerstitial nephritis, NS Nephrosclerosis, FSGS Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis