Table 1.
Characteristics of included studies
| Publication | Patients | Study Setting | Treatment Modality | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authors | Year | Country | No. of Patients | Mean Age, yr | ||
| Alfaadhel et al. (47) | 2015 | Canada | 390 | 63 | Patients on incident dialysis at a single center | HD, PD |
| Arai et al. (35) | 2014 | Japan | 202 | 80.4 | Patients on incident dialysis ≥75 yr old at a single center | HD, PD |
| Bao et al. (46) | 2012 | United States | 1576 | 59.6 | Patients on incident dialysis from the Comprehensive Dialysis Study of US Renal Data System | HD, PD |
| Bowling et al. (31) | 2015 | United States | 27,913 | 80.8 | Patients on incident dialysis ≥75 yr old; data from US Renal Data System | HD, PD |
| Carlson et al. (23) | 1987 | United States | 979 | 52 | Patients on incident dialysis at 27 renal units | HD, PD |
| Chandna et al. (19) | 1999 | United Kingdom | 292 | 61.3 | Patients on incident dialysis at a single center | HD, PD |
| Couchoud et al. (36) | 2009 | France | 2500 | 80.9 | Patients on incident dialysis ≥75 yr old; data from the French REIN Registry | HD, PD |
| Couchoud et al. (37) | 2015 | France | 12,500 | 81.1a | Patients on incident dialysis ≥75 yr old; data from the French REIN Registry | HD, PD |
| Decourt et al. (38) | 2016 | France | 1459 | 72.3a | Patients on incident dialysis with ESRD caused by monoclonal gammopathies, data from the French REIN Registry | HD, PD |
| Doi et al. (29) | 2015 | Japan | 688 | 69a | Patients on incident dialysis at 21 renal units | HD |
| Dusseux et al. (34) | 2015 | France | 8955 | 78a | Patients on incident dialysis ≥70 yr old; data from the French REIN Registry | HD, PD |
| Glaudet et al. (33) | 2013 | France | 557 | 71.3 | Patients on incident dialysis; data from the French REIN Registry | HD, PD |
| Hussain et al. (28) | 2013 | United Kingdom | 441 | NA | Predialysis patients (eGFR<20 ml/min per 1.73 m2) ≥70 yr old at a single center | HD, PD, CKM |
| Isoyama et al. (41) | 2014 | Sweden | 330 | 53 | Patients on incident dialysis ≥75 yr old at a single center | HD, PD |
| Johansen et al. (45) | 2007 | United States | 2275 | 58.2 | Patients on incident dialysis from US Renal Data System Dialysis Morbidity and Mortality Study Wave 2 cohort | HD, PD |
| Joly et al. (21) | 2003 | France | 144 | 83.4 | Predialysis patients (eGFR<10 ml/min per 1.73 m2) ≥80 yr old at a single center | HD, CKM |
| Kurella et al. (32) | 2007 | United States | 83,996 | 84.2 | Patients on incident dialysis ≥80 yr old; data from US Renal Data System | HD, PD |
| Kurella Tamura et al. (43) | 2009 | United States | 3702 | 73.4 | Nursing home residents initiating dialysis; data from US Renal Data System | HD, PD |
| Krishnan et al. (39) | 2015 | United States | 45,357 | NA | Patients on incident dialysis ≥66 yr old; data from US Renal Data System | HD, PD |
| Lopez Revuelta et al. (24) | 2004 | Spain | 318 | 60.2 | Patients on incident dialysis at 34 renal units | HD, PD |
| Mauri et al. (20) | 2008 | Spain | 3445 | 64.6 | Patients on incident dialysis; data from Renal Registry of Catalonia | HD |
| McClellan et al. (25) | 1991 | United States | 294 | 56.6 | Patients on incident dialysis at 37 renal units | HD, PD |
| Meulendijks et al. (48) | 2015 | The Netherlands | 65 | 75a | Predialysis patients (eGFR<20 ml/min per 1.73 m2) ≥65 yr old at a single center | HD, PD, CKM |
| Murtagh et al. (22) | 2011 | United Kingdom | 74 | 80.7 | Predialysis patients (eGFR<15 ml/min per 1.73 m2) managed conservatively at three renal units | CKM |
| Park et al. (44) | 2015 | Korea | 24,738 | 57.9 | Patients on incident dialysis; data from the Korean Health Insurance database | HD |
| Rakowski et al. (40) | 2006 | United States | 272,024 | 62.6 | Patients on incident dialysis; data from US Renal Data System | HD, PD |
| Shum et al. (27) | 2013 | China | 199 | 73.8 | Predialysis patients (eGFR<15 ml/min per 1.73 m2) ≥65 yr old at a single center | PD, CKM |
| Soucie et al. (26) | 1996 | United States | 15,245 | 56.8 | Patients on incident dialysis; data from ESRD registry | HD, PD |
| Stenvinkel et al. (42) | 2002 | Sweden | 206 | 52 | Predialysis patients (eGFR<15 ml/min per 1.73 m2) at a single center | HD, PD, KT |
| Thamer et al. (30) | 2015 | United States | 52,796 | 76.9 | Patients on incident dialysis ≥67 yr old; data from US Renal Data System | HD, PD |
HD, hemodialysis; PD, peritoneal dialysis; REIN, Renal Epidemiology and Information Network; NA, not available; CKM, conservative kidney management; KT, kidney transplantation.
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