Table 2.
Baseline characteristics in 126 patients stratified by reached endpoint after follow-up
| Pre-dialyses patients N = 76a |
Dialyses patients N = 21 |
Kidney transplanted N = 16 |
Deceased patients N = 13 |
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| Characteristics | Median [IQR] | Median [IQR] | p valueb | Median [IQR] | p valuec | Median [IQR] | p valued |
| eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 17 [8] | 12 [4] | < 0.001 | 11.5 [3] | < 0.001 | 16 [6] | 0.38 |
| Serum albumin (g/L) | 37 [6]5 | 34 [4] | 0.03 | 38 [3] | 0.9 | 36 [11] | 0.31 |
| CCI | 3 [2] | 4 [2] | 0.02 | 2 [1] | 0.73 | 4 [2] | 0.06 |
| Men, n (%) | 44 (83) | 16 (76) | 0.13 | 14 (88) | 0.03 | 9 (69) | 0.44 |
| Age, years | 72 [17] | 62 [15] | 0.14 | 47 [16] | < 0.001 | 81 [10] | 0.31 |
| Drugs pEr day | 8 [69] | 10 [5] | 0.02 | 8 [5] | 0.40 | 10 [8] | 0.28 |
| Erythropoietin, n (%) | 26 (34) | 14 (67) | < 0.01 | 8 (50) | 0.23 | 8 (24) | 0.06 |
| Phosphate binders, n (%) | 17 (22) | 10 (48) | 0.03 | 6 (37) | 0.21 | 4 (20) | 0.51 |
| Self-rated health | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excellent/very good | 19 (25) | 2 (10) | 4 (25) | 1 (8) | |||
| Good | 38(50) | 7 (33) | 7 (44) | 4 (31) | |||
| Fair/poor | 19(25) | 12 (57) | 0.02 | 5 (31) | 0.65 | 8 (62) | 0.03 |
| Self-rated appetite | |||||||
| Excellent/very good | 54 (71) | 9(43) | 9 (56) | 6 (46) | |||
| Good | 19 (25) | 11(52) | 7 (44) | 4 (31) | |||
| Fair/poor | 3 (4) | 1 (5) | 0.05 | – | 0.78 | 3 (23) | 0.03 |
| Quality of life | |||||||
| Very good | 18 (24) | 6 (29) | 6 (38) | – | |||
| Good | 42 (55) | 8 (38) | 9 (56) | 5(38) | |||
| Low | 16 (21) | 7 (33) | 0.34 | 1 (6) | 0.05 | 8 (62) | 0.01 |
CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index
a Patients still in pre-dialysis care
b Difference between dialysis starters and pre-dialysis group
c Difference between the transplanted and pre-dialysis group
d Difference between deceased and pre-dialysis group
e 1 missing