Table I.
Patient characteristics
| All n = 3447 |
PD n = 2264 |
HD n = 1183 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| Age at dialysis initiation (y) | ||||||
| 1 | 159 | 4.6 | 139 | 6.1 | 20 | 1.7 |
| 2–5 | 395 | 11.5 | 318 | 14.0 | 77 | 6.5 |
| 6–12 | 1171 | 34.0 | 799 | 35.3 | 372 | 31.4 |
| 13+ | 1722 | 50.0 | 1008 | 44.5 | 714 | 60.4 |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 1553 | 45.1 | 1138 | 50.3 | 415 | 35.1 |
| Black | 935 | 27.1 | 519 | 22.9 | 416 | 35.2 |
| Hispanic | 710 | 20.6 | 448 | 19.8 | 262 | 22.1 |
| Other | 249 | 7.2 | 159 | 7.0 | 90 | 7.6 |
| Male | 1832 | 53.1 | 1179 | 52.1 | 653 | 55.2 |
| Primary diagnosis | ||||||
| Structural | 926 | 26.9 | 607 | 26.8 | 319 | 27.0 |
| Glomerular | 1546 | 44.9 | 1008 | 44.5 | 538 | 45.5 |
| Other | 716 | 20.8 | 464 | 20.5 | 252 | 21.3 |
| Missing | 259 | 7.5 | 185 | 8.2 | 74 | 6.3 |
| +AH medication use 6 months after dialysis initiation | 1991 | 57.8 | 1245 | 55.0 | 746 | 63.1 |
| Year of dialysis initiation | ||||||
| 1992–1995 | 1045 | 30.3 | 720 | 68.9 | 325 | 31.1 |
| 1996–1999 | 995 | 28.9 | 683 | 68.6 | 312 | 31.4 |
| 2000–2003 | 727 | 21.1 | 456 | 62.7 | 271 | 37.3 |
| 2004–2008 | 680 | 19.7 | 405 | 59.6 | 275 | 40.4 |
AH, antihypertensive.