Table 18.

In-hospital mortality of patients on dialysis, stratified by modality

Variable	HD		PD		Total
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Sex
Male	78	1.35	8	1.19	86	1.34
Female	45	1.06	9	1.79	54	1.13
Age group (yr)
0–19	2	0.89	1	2.86	3	1.16
20–44	8	0.43			8	0.37
45–64	40	0.91	5	0.95	45	0.91
65–74	23	1.08	9	4.48	32	1.38
≥75	50	3.60	2	1.74	52	3.46
Diabetes
No	59	0.84	5	0.62	64	0.82
Yes	64	2.15	12	3.25	76	2.27
Hospital level
Primary hospital	15	0.90	2	0.77	17	0.88
Secondary hospital	30	0.84	2	0.62	32	0.82
Tertiary hospital	15	0.90	2	0.77	17	0.88
Total	123	1.23	17	1.45	140	1.25

HD, hemodialysis; PD, peritoneal dialysis.