Table 7. Proportion of clinical causes as reason for dialysis initiation and selected measurements in relation to number of comorbidities.
| No. comorbidities | No. | Primary clinical cause (%)** |
eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)*** |
BMI (kg/m2)a |
Albumin (g/l)** |
Bicarbonate (mM) |
C-reactive protein (mg/l)*** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 137 | 58 | 6,4 ±2.6 | 26,0 ±5.5 | 35,6 ±6.8 | 20,5 ±5.0 | 4 (3–26) |
| 1 | 148 | 59 | 7,2 ±3.7 | 25,6 ±5.8 | 33,6 ±6.6 | 21,3 ±5.3 | 8 (3–35) |
| 2 | 71 | 65 | 7,0 ±2.4 | 26,6 ±6.2 | 33,3 ±7.0 | 21,2 ±5.2 | 20 (3–71) |
| 3 | 47 | 72 | 8,1 ±3.8 | 25,3 ±5.8 | 33,2 ±5.7 | 19,5 ±5.3 | 18 (9–76) |
| >3 | 43 | 79 | 8,7 ±4.7 | 25,3 ±4.3 | 31,0 ±6.2 | 21,4 ±5.0 | 37 (9–73) |
aexcluding patients with type 2 DM;
**:p<0.01;
***:p<0.001