Table 1. Characteristics of the adult NHANES III genetic participants (n=5,955) by CKD status. Characteristics Total (n=5955) 42 (range 18,90) CKD (n=1175) 67 (48,77) No CKD (n=4780) 38 (28,48) <0.0001 43% (n=2,652) 40%(521) 43.7% (2120) 0.01 Non-Hispanic White 39% (n=2400) 27% 73% Non-Hispanic Black 28% (n=1712) 18% 82% Mexican American Others 28% (n=1745) 5% (n=287) 16% 20% 84% 80% 1 (0.9, 1.2) 1.07 (0.8-1.25) 0.88 <0.0001 93 (78, 109) 66 (53,87) 88 (77,104) <0.0001 5.38 (2.66, 11.79) 35 (17, 87) 4 (21,74) <0.0001 Age, median (IQR) years Gender (males: %,n) p-value Race/Ethnicity (%,n) 0.02 Serum Creatinine, mg/dL, median (IQR) Median eGFR ml/min/1.73 m2 (IQR) Urine albumin to creatinine ratio (IQR) Albuminuria (n=6091) <0.0001 None Microalbuminuria 84% (n=5125) 14% (n=826) 25% 65% 100% 0% Macroalbuminuria 2% (n=140) 10% 0% 119 (108, 134) 62 (64, 80) 136 (120, 155) 74 (66, 83) 117 (108, 129) 72 (65,79) <0.0001 Hypertension, % (n) 22% (n=1324) 46% (n=593) 15% (n=731) <0.0001 BMI, median (IQR) 26.5 (23, 30) 27 (24, 31) 26 (23, 30) 0.02 Systolic BP median (IQR), mmHg Diastolic BP median (IQR), mmHg C-reactive protein level (%) 0.07 <0.0001 <0.22 mg/dl 62% (n=3833) 53% 65% 0.22–0.99 mg/dl 29% (n= 1763) 34% 27% 9% (n=555) 13% 7% 17% (n=283) 21% (n=903) 0.002 <0.0001 >1.00 mg/dl Current Smoking 20% (n=1186) Prevalent CHD, % 7% (n=453) 19% (n=247) 4% (n=200) Mean LDL, mg/dL 122 (99, 146) 120 (98, 144) Diabetes (%) 10% (n=632) 133 (106, 157) 24% (n=310) 7% (n=318) 0.13 <0.0001 CKD: either low GFR or albuminuria CKD stage III (eGFR 30-59 ml/min) 32.68% (n=384) CKD stage IV (eGFR 15-29 ml/min) 1.36% (n=16) CKD stage V (eGFR<15 ml/min) 0.5% (n=6) *Categorical variables were tested using the Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel Test and continuous variables were tested using the Taylor Linearization method with SUDAAN. All tests were weighed. § CKD defined as either by decrease glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) or by the presence of albuminuria