Table 5.

Characteristics of the patients who started dialysis (listed on the basis of the first diet)

First diet	Vegan supplemented	With protein- free food	Other	All cases	p Among groups
n	83	12	10	105
Males/Females (%)	52 (62.7%) 31 (37.3%)	8 (66.7%) 4 (33.3%)	4 (40.0%) 6 (60.0%)	64 (61.0%) 41 (39.0%)	0.348
Age at start of diet: median (min max)	63 (23–86)	72 (59–86)	69.5 (29–83)	64 (23–86)	0.009
Age over 65 (%)	32 (38.6%)	9 (75.0%)	6 (60.0%)	47 (44.8%)	0.036
Age over 80 (%)	4 (4.8%)	2 (16.7%)	1 (10.0%)	7 (6.7%)	0.278
Charlson index median (min max)	6 (2–11)	7.5 (5–12)	8 (4–10)	6 (2–12)	0.001
Charlson > =7 (%)	30 (36.1%)	9 (75.0%)	8 (80.0%)	47 (44.8%)	0.003
Charlson > =10 (%)	5 (6.0%)	3 (25.0%)	1 (10.0%)	9 (8.6%)	0.089
Diabetes (%)	23 (27.7%)	7 (58.3%)	4 (40.0%)	34 (32.4%)	0.091
Cardiopathy (%)	26 (31.3%)	6 (50.0%)	6 (60.0%)	38 (36.2%)	0.117
Neoplasia (%)	16 (19.3%)	2 (16.7%)	6 (60.0%)	24 (22.9%)	0.013
s Creatinine (mg/dL) median, (min-max)	4.5 (1.5–16.0)	3.3 (2.3–6.4)	3.6 (2.5–6.7)	4.2 (1.5–16.0)	0.492
eGFR-EPI (mL/min) median, (min-max)	12.8 (3.0–44.6)	16.2 (7.7–25.5)	15.1 (5.7–19.7)	13.2 (3.0–44.6)	0.885
Proteinuria (g/day) median, (min-max)	1.5 (0.1–9)	1.4 (0.7–5.7)	3.3 (0.1–11)	1.5 (0.1–11)	0.407
Proteinuria > =1 g/day (%)	55 (67.9%)	8 (66.7%)	7 (70.0%)	70 (68.0%)	0.986
Proteinuria > =3 g/day (%)	21 (25.9%)	4 (33.3%)	5 (50.0%)	30 (29.1%)	0.270
Glomerulonephritis-systemic disease (%)	26 (31.3%)	2 (16.7%)	2 (20.0%)	30 (28.6%)	0.472
Nephroangiosclerosis and/or diabetes (%)	37 (44.6%)	10 (83.3%)	5 (50.0%)	52 (49.5%)	0.043
ADPKD (%)	7 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)	9 (8.6%)	0.247
Type of dialysis (% HD)	71 (85.5%)	10 (83.3%)	10 (100%)	91 (86.6%)	0.457
dialysis in emergency n (%)	3 (3.6%)	0	0	3 (2.8%)	0.630