Table 2.

Univariate (2A) and multivariable analysis (2B) of factors associated with starting modality after an initial choice of PD

A
	Started PD (n=59)	Started HD (n=65)	p value
Age (years)	58.2 ± 13.5	60.6 ± 15.4	0.4
Age > 75 years	4 (7%)	13 (20%)	0.03
Gender (% male)	29 (49%)	31 (48%)	0.9
Race (#, % Caucasian)	45 (76%)	47 (71%)	0.5
Ethnicity (#, % Hispanic)	6 (10%)	3 (5%)	0.3
Time* (weeks)	24.9, 12.9–50	38.9, 11.9–57.3	0.4
GFR** (ml/min)	15.2 ± 4.9	15.8 ± 6.9	0.6
Income	$41687± $16200	$44027 ± $17545	0.4
BMI	29.7 ± 6.1	29.8 ± 7.3	1
Diabetes as cause of ESRD (#, %)	28 (47%)	27 (42%)	0.5
Glomerular disease as cause of ESRD (#, %)	15 (24%)	10 (14%)	0.2
Comorbidities	2, 1–3	2, 2–4	0.3
Education (#, % more than high school)	26 (49%)	18 (45%)	0.7
Smoking (#, % ever)	32 (54%)	35 (55%)	1
Insurance (#, % government)	31 (53%)	38 (68%)	0.1
Employment Status (#, % working)	14 (24%)	3 (5%)	0.004
Marital Status (#, % married)	37 (63%)	33 (59%)	0.68
Time 2 † (weeks)	126, 55.9–303.3	102.7, 10.3–230.4	0.8
Number of visits in year preceding RRT	5.8 ± 2.9	4.8 ± 3.0	0.07
GFR2 †† (ml/min)	24, 19–34	23.5, 16–31	0.95

B
	OR	p value	95% CI
Age > 75 years	4.0	0.05	1.03–15.8
Employed	0.16	0.01	0.04–0.64
Gender	1.0	0.92	0.46–2.4
Race	1.7	0.26	0.67–4.3
# of visits	0.87	0.06	0.74–1.01
Glomerular cause of ESRD ^	0.31	0.05	0.95 – 1.0
Diabetes as cause of ESRD ^	0.57	0.24	0.23 – 1.4

Percentage calculations are based on patients in whom the variable of interest was known.

^{^} The joint test of glomerular disease and diabetes as cause of ESRD relative to other causes as a predictor of initial modality yielded a p = 0.13

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation if normal, and as median, 25^th percentile – 75^th percentile if not.

^*Time between education session and RRT start,

^**GFR at time of education using 4 variable MDRD equation,

^† Time between first nephrologist visit and RRT start,

^†† GFR at first nephrologist visit using 4 variable MDRD equation.