Table 2.
Patient characteristics and association with dialysis modality
| PD (n = 761) | HD (n = 11293) | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
n |
(%) |
n |
(%) |
|
|
Gender |
|
|
|
|
0.004 |
| Female |
445 |
(58.50) |
5997 |
(53.10) |
|
| Male |
316 |
(41.50) |
5296 |
(46.90) |
|
|
Age (years) |
|
|
|
|
<0.001 |
| 18-44 |
217 |
(28.50) |
1584 |
(14.00) |
|
| 45-64 |
347 |
(45.60) |
5067 |
(44.90) |
|
| ≥65 |
197 |
(25.90) |
4642 |
(41.10) |
|
|
Cause of ESRD |
|
|
|
|
<0.001 |
| Non-Diabetes Mellitus |
478 |
(62.80) |
5471 |
(48.40) |
|
| Diabetes Mellitus |
283 |
(37.20) |
5822 |
(51.60) |
|
|
Baseline Comorbidity |
|
|
|
|
|
| Hypertension |
|
|
|
|
0.548 |
| No |
187 |
(24.60) |
2667 |
(23.60) |
|
| Yes |
574 |
(75.40) |
8626 |
(76.40) |
|
| Congestive Heart Failure |
|
|
|
|
<0.001 |
| No |
567 |
(86.30) |
9172 |
(81.20) |
|
| Yes |
104 |
(13.70) |
2121 |
(18.80) |
|
| Coronary Artery Disease |
|
|
|
|
0.01 |
| No |
614 |
(80.70) |
8655 |
(76.60) |
|
| Yes |
147 |
(19.30) |
2638 |
(23.40) |
|
| Cerebrovascular Disease |
|
|
|
|
0.002 |
| No |
698 |
(91.70) |
9224 |
(87.90) |
|
| Yes |
63 |
(8.30) |
1369 |
(12.10) |
|
| Peripheral Arterial Disease |
|
|
|
|
0.152 |
| No |
740 |
(97.20) |
10867 |
(96.20) |
|
| Yes |
21 |
(2.80) |
426 |
(3.80) |
|
| Chronic Lung Disease |
|
|
|
|
<0.001 |
| No |
716 |
(94.10) |
10094 |
(89.40) |
|
| Yes |
45 |
(5.90) |
1199 |
(10.60) |
|
| Liver Cirrhosis |
|
|
|
|
0.282 |
| No |
721 |
(94.70) |
10590 |
(93.80) |
|
| Yes |
40 |
(5.30) |
703 |
(6.20) |
|
| Cancer |
|
|
|
|
0.46 |
| No |
741 |
(97.40) |
10831 |
(95.90) |
|
| Yes |
20 |
(2.60) |
462 |
(4.10) |
|
| Dementia |
|
|
|
|
0.072 |
| No |
757 |
(99.50) |
11150 |
(98.70) |
|
| Yes |
5 |
(0.50) |
143 |
(1.30) |
|
| Hemiplegia or Paraplegia |
|
|
|
|
0.785 |
| No |
750 |
(98.60) |
11143 |
(98.70) |
|
| Yes | 11 | (1.40) | 150 | (1.30) | |
PD: Peritoneal dialysis; HD: Hemodialysis; ESRD: End-stage renal disease.