Table 3.

Perceived barriers toward AVF creation based on age group.

	Age group
	<55 years n = 55	55–66 years n =51	67–79 years n = 27	≥80 years n = 1
Reported outcome
Perceived barrier to AVFa
Late referral to surgical evaluation	21 (38.2%)	14 (27.5%)	7 (25.9%)	–
Refusal to undergo AVF surgery	27 (49.1%)	28 (54.9%)	17 (63%)	1 (100%)
Too long to surgical appointments after referral	7 (12.7%)	9 (17.6%)	3 (11.1%)	–

^aOut of 134 patients with non-AVF dialysis access or delayed AVF creation.