Table 2.

Association of age, sex, race, Charlson Comorbidity Index score, and vascular access type on the likelihood of starting dialysis, using the Fine–Gray proportional model to adjust for the competing risk of deaths

Covariate	Hazard Ratios (95% CIs)	P Value
Age (yr)
70–<75 (reference)
75–<85	0.97 (0.89 to 1.07)	0.57
≥85	0.83 (0.72 to 0.96)	0.01
Sex
Men (reference)
Women	0.94 (0.86 to 1.02)	0.14
Race
White (reference)
Black	1.14 (1.02 to 1.27)	0.02
Other	1.28 (1.10 to 1.50)	0.002
Comorbidity score
0–4 (reference)
5–10	1.09 (0.99 to 1.20)	0.09
11–21	1.03 (0.93 to 1.15)	0.56
Vascular access type
AVF (reference)
AVG	1.30 (1.16 to 1.45)	<0.001