Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients age ≥67 years with ESRD at dialysis initiation
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| Mean±SD, yr | 75.8±6.4 |
| 67–69 yr | 2608 (19.2) |
| 70–74 yr | 3945 (29.1) |
| 75–79 yr | 3193 (23.6) |
| ≥80 yr | 3808 (28.1) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 4700 (34.7) |
| Female | 8854 (65.3) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 7707 (56.9) |
| Black | 4434 (32.7) |
| Asian | 1157 (8.5) |
| Other | 256 (1.9) |
| Hispanic | 2514 (18.5) |
| Incident year | |
| 2008 | 4549 (33.6) |
| 2009 | 4439 (32.8) |
| 2010 | 4566 (33.7) |
| Initial modality | |
| Hemodialysis | 13,157 (97.1) |
| Peritoneal dialysis | 397 (2.9) |
| Reported cause of ESRD | |
| Diabetes | 7273 (53.7) |
| Hypertension | 4641 (34.2) |
| GN | 369 (2.7) |
| Other | 1271 (9.4) |
| Cardiovascular comorbid conditions | |
| Coronary heart disease | 8134 (60.0) |
| Heart failure | |
| Systolic | 3096 (22.8) |
| Nonsystolic | 6377 (47.0) |
| Unstable angina | 2496 (18.4) |
| Valvular disease | 4100 (30.2) |
| Hypertension | 13,497 (99.6) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 3321 (24.5) |
| Other arrhythmias | 2772 (20.5) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 2722 (20.1) |
| Stroke/transient ischemic attack | 2679 (19.8) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 4858 (35.8) |
| Other medical comorbidities | |
| Hyperlipidemia | 9417 (69.5) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 10,615 (78.3) |
| Liver disease | 977 (7.2) |
| Rheumatologic disease | 760 (5.6) |
| Lung disease | 5874 (43.3) |
| Gastrointestinal bleeding | 2829 (20.9) |
| Cancer | 1861 (13.7) |
| Dementia | 1759 (13.0) |
| Depression | 2371 (17.5) |
| Alcohol use | 188 (1.4) |
| Tobacco use | 755 (5.6) |
| Hyperkalemia | 4478 (33.0) |
| Health care use in the 2 quarters before dialysis initiation | |
| Had nursing home stay | 2646 (19.5) |
| Median no. non-nephrology visits (p25–p75) | 22 (13–32) |
| Median no. hospital days (p25–p75) | 7 (1–17) |
Unless otherwise noted, values are number (percentage) of patients. p25, 25th percentile; p75, 75th percentile.