Table 3. Definitive Treatment Method According to Whether the Patients Followed an Education Process or not.
| Considering All Treatment Modalities | Only Considering Dialysis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educated Patients | Non-Educated Patients | Total | Educated Patients | Non-Educated Patients | Total | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| HD | 152 (47.2%) | 62 (80.5%) * | 214 (53.6%) | 152 (49.7%) | 62 (92.5%) * | 214 (57.4%) |
| PD | 154 (47.8%) | 5 (6.5%) * | 159 (39.8%) | 154 (50.3%) | 5 (7.5%) * | 159 (42.6%) |
| TX | 5 (1.6%) | 0 (0.0%) * | 5 (1.3%) | |||
| CT | 11 (3.4%) | 10 (13%) * | 21 (5.3%) | |||
| Total | 322 (100%) | 77 (100%) | 399 (100%) | 306 (100%) | 67 (100%) | 373 (100%) |
* p<0.001 compared with Educated Patients.
Abbreviations: RRT, renal replacement treatments; CT, conservative treatment; HD, in-center hemodialysis; PD, peritoneal dialysis; and TX, living-donor preemptive transplantation.