Table 14.

Length of stay of patients on dialysis, stratified by modality

Variable	HD		PD		Total
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Sex
Male	41.85	67.05	34.85	53.83	40.71	65.11
Female	44.91	74.17	37.79	63.74	43.64	72.45
Age group (yr)
0–19	26.33	15.89	6.33	3.21	16.33	15.00
20–44	38.79	65.28	33.18	52.48	37.54	62.64
45–64	40.09	66.06	33.54	53.26	38.88	63.92
65–74	47.49	74.32	39.25	61.01	46.49	72.84
≥75	50.51	79.18	56.14	88.98	51.13	80.19
Diabetes
No	41.32	70.42	28.73	46.94	39.28	67.32
Yes	46.11	69.06	47.42	70.74	46.35	69.33
Hospital level
Primary hospital	79.33	87.04	43.39	71.94	72.20	85.35
Secondary hospital	35.56	56.42	38.11	57.77	35.87	56.56
Tertiary hospital	41.47	73.08	33.75	55.20	39.96	69.99
Days PPPY	43.06	69.95	36.08	58.13	41.88	68.14

HD, hemodialysis; PD, peritoneal dialysis; PPPY, per person per year.