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Table 1 Selected demographic characteristics of participants—n (%)

From: Medical surveillance unit: patient characteristics, outcome, and quality of care in Saskatchewan, Canada

Characteristics

Total

Age ≤ 65 years

Age > 65 years

p-value

Gender

0.91

 Male

102 (51)

45 (50.6)

57 (51.4)

 

 Female

98 (49)

44 (49.4)

54 (48.6)

 

Diabetes

0.58

 No

133 (66.5)

61 (68.5)

72 (64.9)

 

 Yes

67 (33.5)

28 (31.5)

39 (35.1)

 

Hypertension

< 0.001

 No

88 (44)

57 (64)

31 (27.9)

 

 Yes

112 (56)

32 (36)

80 (72.1)

 

Kidney disease

0.40

 Not applicable

171(85.5)

81(91)

90 (81.1)

 

 eGFR > 90

4 (2)

1 (1.1)

3 (2.7)

 

 eGFR 60–89

9 (4.5)

2 (2.2)

7(6.3)

 

 eGFR 30–59

10 (5)

4 (4.5)

6 (5.4)

 

 eGFR 15–29

5 (2.5)

1 (1.1)

4 (3.6)

 

 eGFR < 15

1 (0.5)

0

1 (0.9)

 

Asthma

0.02

 No

185 (92.5)

78 (87.6)

107 (96.4)

 

 Yes

15 (7.5)

11 (12.4)

4 (3.6)

 

COPD

   

0.37

 No

135 (67.5)

63 (70.8)

72 (64.9)

 

 Yes

65 (32.5)

26 (29.2)

39 (35.1)

 

Coronary heart disease

   

0.001

 No

168 (84)

83 (93.3)

85 (76.6)

 

 Yes

32 (16)

6 (6.7)

26 (23.4)

 

Liver disease

0.003

 No

190 (95)

80 (89.9)

110 (99.1)

 

 Yes

10 (5)

9 (10.1)

1 (0.9)

 

Dementia

0.006

 No

191 (95.5)

89 (100)

102 (91.9)

 

 Yes

9 (4.5)

0

9 (8.1)

 

Smoking

0.004

 No

146 (73)

56 (62.9)

90 (81.1)

 

 Yes

54 (27)

33 (37.1)

21 (18.9)

 

Cerebrovascular disease

0.002

 No

181 (90.5)

87 (97.8)

94 (84.7)

 

 Yes

19 (9.5)

2 (2.2)

17 (15.3)

 

Intravenous drug users

< 0.001

 No

181 (90.5)

70 (78.7)

111 (100)

 

 Yes

19 (9.5)

19 (21.3)

0

 

Alcohol use disorder

0.007

 No

174 (87)

71 (79.8)

103 (92.8)

 

 Yes

26(13)

18 (20.2)

8 (7.2)