Table 2.
Patient baseline characteristicsa
| Variable | Race
|
|
|---|---|---|
| White | African American | |
| Age (yr) | 77.2 (6.3) | 75.7 (6.3) |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 10.3 (1.6) | 9.9 (1.7) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.3 (6.7) | 27.6 (7.6) |
| Estimated GFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) | 11.3 (5.0) | 11.4 (5.0) |
| All | 8979 (100.0) | 2432 (100.0) |
| Gender | ||
| male | 5022 (55.9) | 1000 (41.1) |
| female | 3957 (44.1) | 1432 (58.9) |
| Access type | ||
| AV fistula | 911 (10.2) | 223 (9.2) |
| graft | 291 (3.2) | 153 (6.3) |
| catheter | 7655 (85.3) | 2025 (83.3) |
| other | 122 (1.4) | 31 (1.3) |
| Comorbid conditions | ||
| congestive heart failure | 4030 (44.9) | 989 (40.7) |
| ASHD | 3101 (34.5) | 538 (22.1) |
| CVA/TIA | 1107 (12.3) | 418 (17.2) |
| other cardiac | 2158 (24.0) | 399 (16.40 |
| peripheral vascular disease | 1879 (20.9) | 333 (13.7) |
| diabetes | 4158 (46.3) | 1343 (55.2) |
| COPD | 1409 (15.7) | 213 (8.8) |
| hypertension | 7401 (82.4) | 2164 (89.0) |
| smoker | 379 (4.2) | 71 (2.9) |
| cancer | 1027 (11.4) | 229 (9.4) |
| addiction or drug dependence | 85 (1.0) | 21 (0.9) |
| inability to ambulate or transfer | 933 (10.4) | 329 (13.5) |
| amputation | 192 (2.1) | 82 (3.4) |
| institutionalized | 1160 (12.9) | 333 (13.7) |
| needs assistance with daily activities | 1449 (16.1) | 466 (19.2) |
a
Values for age, hemoglobin, BMI, and estimated GFR are presented as mean (SD). All other values are presented as n (column percent).