Table 1.
Baseline demographics by number of interventions to promote AVF maturation
| Zero Interventions | One Intervention | Two or More Interventions | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients (n = 173) | 96 (55.5%) | 54 (31.2%) | 23 (13.3%) | |
| Sex | 0.0107 | |||
| female | 17 (17.7%) | 16 (29.6%) | 11 (47.8%) | |
| male | 79 (82.3%) | 38 (70.4%) | 12 (52.2%) | |
| Race | 0.2664 | |||
| black | 71 (74.0%) | 38 (70.4%) | 20 (87.0%) | |
| white | 25 (26.0%) | 16 (29.6%) | 3 (13.0%) | |
| Diabetes | 0.0422 | |||
| yes | 41 (42.7%) | 30 (55.6%) | 16 (69.6%) | |
| no | 55 (57.3%) | 24 (44.4%) | 7 (30.4%) | |
| PVD | 0.0415 | |||
| yes | 18 (18.8%) | 7 (13.0%) | 9 (39.1%) | |
| no | 78 (81.2%) | 47 (87.0%) | 14 (60.9%) | |
| Access site | 0.7710 | |||
| upper arm | 66 (68.8%) | 38 (70.4%) | 14 (60.9%) | |
| forearm | 30 (31.3%) | 16 (29.6%) | 9 (39.1%) | |
| Age ≥65 | 0.4021 | |||
| yes | 24 (25%) | 16 (28.3%) | 9 (39.1%) | |
| no | 72 (75%) | 38 (71.7%) | 14 (60.9%) | |
| BMI ≥30 | 0.0491 | |||
| yes | 28 (29.2%) | 17 (31.5%) | 13 (56.5%) | |
| no | 68 (70.2%) | 37 (68.5%) | 10 (43.5%) | |
| First versus subsequent fistula | 0.1727 | |||
| first | 61 (63.5%) | 38 (70.4%) | 19 (82.6%) | |
| subsequent | 35 (36.5%) | 16 (29.6%) | 4 (17.4%) |