Table 3.
Characteristics of Dialysis Initiation Among Patients Seen by a Nephrologist at Least 90 Days Before Dialysis Initiation, by 2-Year Periods.
| 2-year period |
P for trend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2004 to Dec 31, 2005 (N = 727) | Jan 1, 2006 to Dec 31, 2007 (N = 748) | Jan 1, 2008 to Dec 31, 2009 (N = 748) | Jan 1, 2010 to Dec 31, 2011 (N = 804) | Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2013 (N = 892) | ||
| Proportion who started dialysis as an inpatient, % (95% CI) | 38.8 (35.2-42.4) | 42.0 (38.4-45.6) | 40.6 (37.1-44.3) | 47.6 (44.1-51.2) | 45.2 (41.9-48.5) | .001 |
| Proportion whose last eGFR was >10.5 mL/min/1.73 m2,a % (95% CI) | 25.6 (22.4-29.0) | 21.2 (18.3-24.3) | 20.1 (17.3-23.2) | 17.3 (14.7-20.1) | 14.7 (12.4-17.2) | <.001 |
| Last eGFR before dialysis (mL/min/1.73 m2)a, mean (95% CI) | 9.3 (8.8-9.9) | 8.6 (8.3-8.9) | 8.4 (8.1-8.8) | 8.2 (7.9-8.4) | 7.7 (7.5-8.0) | <.001 |
| Proportion whose last eGFR was <6 mL/min/1.73 m2,a % (95% CI) | 21.5 (18.5-24.8) | 22.8 (19.8-26.1) | 23.5 (20.5-26.8) | 26.6 (23.5-29.8) | 29.9 (26.9-33.1) | <.001 |
Note. A total of 108 patients were excluded because their most recent serum creatinine measurement was done more than 30 days prior to RRT, or they had no prior serum creatinine measurement. CI = confidence interval; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate.
a
Among incident dialysis patients were those who were followed by a nephrologist for more than 90 days and had a serum creatinine measurement taken 30 days or less before dialysis initiation.