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. 2012 Mar 21;27(8):1369–1379. doi: 10.1007/s00467-012-2135-7

Table 1.

Demographics, cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and initial treatment of children with immigrant parents of non-western European origin (non-Western) and children with parents of western-European origin (Western)

Non-Western, n = 79 (44) Western, n = 100 (56) p value
Male 50 (63) 52 (52) 0.130a
Origin of parents Morocco: 15 Netherlands: 63 -
Turkey: 15 Belgium: 34
Surinam: 9 Germany: 1
Asia: 5 Luxembourg: 1
Dutch Antilles/Caribbean: 3 United Kingdom: 1
Russia: 2
Africa (other): 15
Middle East (other): 15
Country of birth Netherlands: 37 Netherlands: 63 -
Belgium: 13 Belgium: 34
United Kingdom: 2 Germany: 1
Morocco: 2 Luxembourg: 1
Turkey: 3 United Kingdom: 1
Surinam: 3
Asia: 2
Dutch Antilles/Caribbean: 2
Africa (other): 6
Middle East (other): 9
Ethnicity -
Caucasian 42 (53) 97 (97)
Black 25 (32) 0
Asian 7 (9) 0
Mixed 5 (6) 3 (3)
Primary cause of ESRD 0.787c
-Glomerulopathy 18 (23) 28 (28)
-Hemolytic uremic syndrome 4 (5) 6 (6)
-Urinary tract malformation 15 (19) 16 (16)
-Dysplasia 20 (26) 24 (24)
-Primary interstitial nephritis 1 (1) 4 (4)
-Tubular necrosis 5 (6) 8 (8)
Other 16 (20) 14 (14)
Educational attainment of the parents 0.007a
-Elementary school 15 (19) 12 (12)+1.36
-Secondary education 8 (10) 28 (28)+1.37
-Post-secondary education missing 9 (11) 30 (30)+1.38
-Missing 47 (60) 30 (30)+1.39
Initial treatment of ESRD. Age at start of dialysis, years* median (range)
Total 6.4 (0–17.0) 6.4 (0–18.5) 0.551b
HD 10.0 (0–17.0) 8.3 (1.1–18.5) 0.814b
PD 2.1 (0–16.6) 4.9 (0–16.7) 0.078b
eGFR (ml/1.73 m2) at start
dialysis* 7.4 (3.5–20.5) 7.5 (2.4–31.5) 0.687b
“Poor condition” as reason to start dialysis 24 (30) 36 (36) 0.429a
First dialysis modality 0.046a
 HD 41 (52) 37 (37)
 PD 38 (48) 63 (63)
PD modality 0.241a
CCPD/APD 28 (78) 55 (82)
CAPD 7 (19) 7 (11)
Missing 1 (3) 5 (7)
Inclusion in RICH-Q
Prevalent patients 46 (58%) 63 (63%) 0.516a
Duration of dialysis before inclusion months*1
HD (n = 42) 17.5 (3.8–63.4) 8.2 (3.1–65.3) 0.018b
PD (n = 46) 19.3 (4.1–77.5) 10.6 (3.4–49.4) 0.453b

Data are presented as n (percentage); *data are presented as median (range), aChi-square test, bMann–Whitney U test, cFisher’s exact test, 1From start of dialysis until inclusion for the prevalent patients), eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate Schwartz. ( Ref. 2009), HD hemodialysis, PD peritoneal dialysis, CCPD continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis, CAPD continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, APD automated peritoneal dialysis, RICH-Q renal insufficiency therapy in children-quality assessment and improvement. Prevalent defined as >3 months treated with dialysis before inclusion