Survival of patients in in the virtual clinic (VC) compared to patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) discharged to primary care according from the conventional renal clinic (RC) to CKD stage
| CKD stage | VC alive | Total | RC alive | Total | VC alive (%) | RC alive (%) | df, number | χ2 value | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 87.80 | 100 | (1, n = 45) | 0.55 | 0.46 |
| 2 | 76 | 86 | 5 | 7 | 88.37 | 71.42 | (1, n = 93) | 1.65 | 0.2 |
| 3 | 195 | 262 | 34 | 46 | 74.42 | 73.91 | (1, n = 308) | 0.01 | 0.94 |
| 4 | 125 | 209 | 55 | 89 | 59.80 | 61.79 | (1, n = 298) | 0.1 | 0.74 |
| 5 | 33 | 85 | 33 | 71 | 38.82 | 46.47 | (1, n = 156) | 0.92 | 0.33 |
| Total | 465 | 683 | 131 | 217 | 68.08 | 60.36 | (1, n = 900) | 4.38 | 0.036 |
df = degrees of freedom