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. 2015 Oct 14;10(10):e0138811. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138811

Table 2. Choice and Definitive Treatment Method.

  Final Choice  Definitive modality
n % n % p Value*
HD 246 43.3% 214 53.6% 0.17
PD 257 45.1% 159 39.8% 0.03
TX 18 3.2% 5 1.3% 0.05
CT 48 8.4% 21 5.3% 0.05
Total 569 100% 399 100%

(*) p value shows the difference between Final Choice and Definitive modality.

Abbreviations: RRT, renal replacement therapy; HD, in-center hemodialysis; PD, peritoneal dialysis; TX, living-donor preemptive transplantation; and CT, conservative treatment.