Table 1.

Demographic data of the dialysis patients

	HD(N = 654)	Percentage	PD(N = 408)	Percentage
Characteristic
Age
<40	51	7.7%	26	6.3%
40–49	135	20.6%	34	8.3%
50–59	167	25.5%	111	27.2%
60–69	195	29.8%	121	29.7%
70–79	94	14.4%	96	23.5%
80+	12	1.8%	20	4.9%
Age(mean)	57.22 ± 12.49		61.59 ± 12.65
Gender
% female	294	45.0%	243	59.6%
Employment
Employed	20	3.0%	30	7.4%
Marital status
%current married	609	93.11%	390	95.58%
Charlson comorbidity Index	4.78 ± 1.06		4.30 ± 0.58
Cause of ESRD
Glomerulonephritis	301	46.0%	195	47.8%
Hypertensive nephropathy	110	16.8%	63	15.4%
Diabetic nephropathy	99	15.1%	42	10.2%
Drug-induced renal lesion	88	13.5%	39	9.6%
Unknown cause	45	6.9%	53	13.0%
Others	9	3.2%	16	4.0%

Abbreviations: ESRD, end-stage renal disease.