Table 3.

Univariate (3A) and multivariable analysis (3B) of factors associated with day 91 modality after an initial choice of PD

A
	PD (n=60)	HD (n=55)	p value
Age (years)	56.7 ± 12.8	61.1 ± 16.1	0.1
Age > 75 years	3 (5%)	13 (24%)	0.004
Gender (#, % male)	28 (47%)	27 (49%)	0.8
Race (#, % Caucasian)	44 (73%)	40 (73%)	0.94
Ethnicity (#, % Hispanic)	3 (5%)	3 (6%)	0.86
Time*(weeks)	22.4, 12–50.5	41.4, 12.7–63.1	0.05
GFR**(ml/min)	14.8 ± 5.2	16.4 ± 7.1	0.2
Income	$41822 ± $16829	$42642 ± $16125	0.79
BMI	29.1 ± 6.0	30.3 ± 7.1	0.35
Diabetes as cause of ESRD (#, %)	25 (42%)	24 (44%)	0.83
Glomerular disease as cause of ESRD (#, %)	16 (27%)	6 (11%)	0.03
Comorbidities	2, 1–3	2, 2–4	0.17
Education (#, % more than high school)	27 (52%)	14 (39%)	0.23
Smoking (#, % ever)	32 (54%)	31 (56%)	0.82
Insurance (#, % government)	31 (54%)	32 (65%)	0.26
Employment Status (#, % working)	12 (21%)	5 (10%)	0.13
Marital Status (#, % married)	39 (65%)	27 (58%)	0.42
Time 2 † (weeks)	122.3, 46.5–255.4	112.9, 51.7–261.1	0.81
Number of visits in year preceding RRT	5.2 ± 2.8	5.2 ± 3.2	0.97
GFR 2 †† (ml/min)	23, 16.5–33	25, 17.5–32	0.95

B
	OR	P value	95% CI
Age > 75	7.8	0.001	2.4–25.2
Time*	1.0	0.77	0.99–1.01
Non white race	2.7	0.006	1.3 – 5.5
gender	1.1	0.93	0.54–2.0
Glomerular cause of ESRD^	0.25	0.004	0.10–0.64
Diabetes as cause of ESRD ^	0.92	0.22	0.45 – 1.9

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 day 91 modality yielded a p = 0.01.

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.