Table 3:

Odds of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract, glomerulonephritis and diabetes as the cause of end-stage renal disease in Aboriginal people compared with white people

Age group, yrOR (95% CI)*
Congenital renal diseaseGlomerulonephritisDiabetes
0 to < 220.56 (0.36–0.86)2.18 (1.55–3.07)
22 to < 400.57 (0.26–1.24)1.42 (1.03–1.95)0.91 (0.65–1.29)
40 to < 600.27 (0.08–0.85)0.51 (0.39–0.65)4.66 (3.84–5.65)
≥ 600.53 (0.13–2.16)0.46 (0.32–0.67)6.17 (5.00–7.62)
  • Note: CI = confidence interval, OR = odds ratio.

  • * OR > 1.00 indicates higher odds of disease in Aboriginal people, OR < 1.00 indicates higher odds of disease in white people.

  • The sample size was too small to permit an accurate estimate.