Table 1.
Characteristics of patient stratified by chosen modality (1A) and starting modality (1B)
| A | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n=217) | PD (n=124) | HD (n=41) | Undecided (n=52) | Not choosing PD (n=93) | p value* | |
| Age (years) | 61.6 ± 15.1 | 59.5 ± 14.4 | 65.5 ± 16.8 | 63.7 ± 14.8 | 64.5 ± 14.4 | 0.01 |
| Age > 75 years | 47 (22%) | 17 (14%) | 16 (39%) | 14 (27%) | 30(32%) | 0.0009 |
| Gender (#, % male) | 111 (51%) | 60 (48%) | 23 (56%) | 28 (54%) | 61 (55%) | 0.34 |
| Race (#, % Caucasian) | 145 (67%) | 92 (73%) | 22 (54%) | 31 (56%) | 53 (55%) | 0.007 |
| Time between education session and RRT (weeks) | 25.9, 10.9–53.9 | 31.8, 12.5–54.7 | 21.3, 2–56.6 | 23.9, 7.9–49.4 | 23.3, 5.4–51 | 0.015 |
| GFR** (ml/min) | 15.5 ± 5.9 | 15.5 ± 6.0 | 14.9 ± 5.8 | 16.1 ± 5.9 | 15.5 ± 5.9 | 0.96 |
| Diabetes as cause of ESRD (#, %) | 91 (42%) | 55 (44%) | 16 (39%) | 20 (38%) | 36 (39%) | 0.41 |
| Glomerular disease as cause of ESRD (#, %) | 35 (16%) | 25 (20%) | 5 (12%) | 5 (10%) | 10 (11%) | 0.06 |
| B | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PD (n=67) | HD total (n=150) | HD choosing PD (n=65) | HD not choosing PD (n=85) | p value † | |
| Age | 58.7 ±13.8 | 62.9 ± 15.5 | 60.6 ± 15.4 | 64.7 ± 15.5 | 0.06 |
| Age > 75 years | 7 (10%) | 40 (27%) | 13 (20%) | 27 (32%) | 0.007 |
| Gender (#, % male) | 34 (51%) | 77 (51%) | 31 (48%) | 46 (54%) | 0.94 |
| Race (#, % Caucasian) | 52 (78%) | 93 (60%) | 47 (71%) | 46 (56%) | 0.01 |
| Time between education session and RRT (weeks) | 23.9, 12.9–50 | 27.5, 8–54 | 38.9, 11.9–57.2 | 23.7, 4.3–51 | 0.08 |
| GFR** (ml/min) | 15.2 ± 4.8 | 15.7 ± 6.4 | 15.8 ± 6.9 | 15.6 ± 6.0 | 0.58 |
| Diabetes as cause of ESRD (#, %) | 31 (46%) | 60 (40%) | 27 (42%) | 33 (39%) | 0.39 |
| Glomerular disease as cause of ESRD (#, %) | 17 (25%) | 18 (12%) | 10 (14%) | 8 (10%) | 0.01 |
Percentage calculations are based on patients in whom the variable of interest was known.
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation if normal, and as median, 25th percentile – 75th percentile if not.
*
PD vs. not choosing PD,
**
GFR at time of education using 4 variable MDRD equation,
†
PD vs. HD total