Table 1. Sample Groups Used in the Logit Regressions: Patients Attending Freestanding Dialysis Facilities by Treatment Modality: By Sex, Race, Age, and Precipitating Disease Group.
| Item | Group 1 (N = 66,067) | Group 2 (N = 39,352) | Group 3 (N = 42,019) | Other (N = 19,856) | |||||||||
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| CAPD | CCPD | Outpatient Hemodialysis | Home Hemodialysis | CAPD | CCPD | Outpatient Hemodialysis | Home Hemodialysis | CAPD | CCPD | Outpatient Hemodialysis | Home Hemodialysis | Facilites Offering Only Outpatient Hemodialysis | |
| Sex | Percent | ||||||||||||
| Male | 51.5 | 52.3 | 51.0 | 56.2 | 51.0 | 52.1 | 50.8 | 55.1 | 51.6 | 50.7 | 50.7 | 55.0 | 48.3 |
| Female | 48.5 | 47.7 | 49.0 | 43.8 | 49.0 | 47.9 | 49.2 | 44.9 | 48.4 | 49.3 | 49.3 | 45.0 | 51.7 |
| Race | Percent | ||||||||||||
| Native American | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 1.5 |
| Asian | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| Black | 26.6 | 26.2 | 41.1 | 25.3 | 27.3 | 26.0 | 40.7 | 22.0 | 27.4 | 25.7 | 43.7 | 29.3 | 43.4 |
| White | 68.8 | 70.4 | 54.0 | 66.7 | 68.4 | 70.6 | 54.2 | 67.5 | 68.7 | 71.6 | 52.1 | 63.8 | 50.7 |
| Other/Unknown | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| Age | Percent | ||||||||||||
| Under 20 Years | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| 20-44 Years | 28.1 | 28.9 | 17.9 | 27.2 | 27.9 | 29.1 | 18.2 | 27.2 | 28.0 | 28.9 | 18.5 | 26.1 | 16.9 |
| 45-64 Years | 37.9 | 36.5 | 34.7 | 40.0 | 37.9 | 36.3 | 34.4 | 40.5 | 38.4 | 36.4 | 35.2 | 40.7 | 36.1 |
| 65-74 Years | 23.0 | 22.5 | 27.9 | 19.8 | 23.6 | 22.5 | 27.8 | 20.5 | 22.9 | 22.3 | 27.6 | 20.2 | 28.3 |
| 75 Years or Over | 10.2 | 8.3 | 19.3 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 19.3 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 18.5 | 12.5 | 18.5 |
| Disease Groups | Percent | ||||||||||||
| Diabetes | 28.2 | 28.5 | 29.7 | 21.2 | 27.7 | 28.5 | 29.9 | 21.7 | 28.4 | 28.1 | 29.9 | 21.9 | 29.1 |
| Glomerulonephritis | 18.1 | 17.5 | 13.1 | 21.3 | 18.2 | 17.6 | 13.4 | 20.8 | 19.0 | 18.2 | 13.0 | 19.8 | 12.5 |
| Hypertension | 24.8 | 24.6 | 31.0 | 20.8 | 25.4 | 24.6 | 30.7 | 19.2 | 24.2 | 26.0 | 30.7 | 22.7 | 31.7 |
| Polycystic Kidney Disease | 4.7 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 3.4 |
| Interstital Nephritis | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
| Obstructive Nephropathy | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| Other | 6.9 | 8.4 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
| Unknown | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 6.2 |
| Not Reported | 5.9 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 11.3 | 7.9 |
| Total Count for Each Modality | 10,417 | 2,074 | 52,301 | 1,275 | 6,147 | 2,114 | 30,304 | 787 | 5,888 | 1,306 | 33,298 | 1,527 | 19,856 |
| Percent of Group Using Modality | 15.8 | 3.1 | 79.2 | 1.9 | 15.6 | 5.4 | 77.0 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 3.1 | 79.2 | 3.6 | 100 |
NOTES: Group 1 contains all patients attending freestanding facilities that provide CAPD. Group 2 contains all patients attending freestanding facilities that provide CCPD. Group 3 contains all patients attending freestanding facilities that provide home hemodialysis
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, 1993