Table 1.
General characteristic of our subjects
| MDC (n = 391) | Usual care (n = 431) | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Gender, male | 210 | 53.7 | 213 | 49.4 | 0.22 |
| Dialysis choice, PD† | 120 | 30.7 | 67 | 15.6 | <0.001 |
| Temporary catheter use | 222 | 56.8 | 328 | 76.1 | <0.001 |
| Initial dialysis admission | 0.05 | ||||
| In-hospital | 327 | 83.6 | 369 | 85.6 | |
| Outpatient | 42 | 10.7 | 28 | 6.5 | |
| Emergency | 22 | 5.6 | 34 | 7.9 | |
| Hospitalization rate‡ | 347 | 88.7 | 402 | 93.3 | 0.03 |
| CCI score§ | (2.0 ± 1.6) | (2.2 ± 1.8) | 0.02 | ||
| Age | (63.0 ± 13.9) | (62.6 ± 15.5) | 0.72 | ||
†
If patients had the experience of the peritoneal dialysis (PD) model from dialysis initiation to after a 3 months period, it was calculated.
‡
If patients were transferred from outpatient services or emergency services to hospitalization at dialysis initiation, it was calculated.
§
Comorbidity diseases were based on Dartmouth-Manitoba's CCI (D-M's CCI). Values are expressed as (mean ± SD). CCI, Charlson Comorbidity index; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; SD, standard deviation.