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Table 3 Age and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) stage of patients referred to a nephrologist

From: Limited referral to nephrologists from a tertiary geriatric outpatient clinic despite a high prevalence of chronic kidney disease and anaemia

CKD stage (eGFR)

Age = 65–75 years

Age = 75–85 years

Age > 85 years

1 (>90 mL/min/1.73 m2)

0%

0 %

0%

2 (60–90 mL/min/1.73 m2)

0%

0%

0%

3 (30–60 mL/min/1.73 m2)

0%

29.4%

23.5%

4 (15–30 mL/min/1.73 m2)

5.9%

17.6%

5.9%

5 (<15 mL/min/1.73 m2)

11.8%

5.9%

0%