Table 3. Trend of glomerular filtration rate over time (in mL/min/1.73m2/yr) for all patients.
| ALL PATIENTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 151 | ||||
| Overall trend over time | -2.99 ± 0.16 | |||
| Trend during the pre- and post-dialysis initiation periods | PRE | POST | CHANGE | |
| Value (95% CI) | P value | |||
| Unadjusted model | -3.90 ± 0.32 | -2.71 ± 0.18 | +1.19 (0.48–1.90) | 0.001 |
| Adjusted for treatment group model | -4.09 ± 0.33 | -2.69 ± 0.18 | +1.40 (0.68–2.12) | <0.001 |
| Exploratory model* | -4.10 ± 0.33 | -2.69 ± 0.18 | +1.41 (0.67–2.14) | <0.001 |
*Adjusted for patients’ characteristics at enrollment: treatment group (early- vs. late-start), age, sex, ethnicity (Caucasian vs non-Caucasian), initial dialysis dose (incremental vs full), presence of diabetes mellitus and history of cardiovascular disease.