Table 5.
Causes of death in adult RRT with and without SARS-CoV-2 infection
| Cause of Death | Patients on Hemodialysis | Kidney Transplant Recipients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 Positive, No. (%) | COVID-19 Negative, No. (%) | P Value | COVID-19 Positive, No. (%) | COVID-19 Negative, No. (%) | P Value | |
| Infection | 49/64 (76.5) | 22/144 (15.3) | P<0.001 | 6/6 (100.0) | 1/10 (10.0) | P<0.001 |
| Stop therapy | 4/64 (6.3) | 29/144 (19.1) | P=0.01 | 0/6 (0.0) | 0/10 (0.0) | — |
| Failure to thrive | 1/64 (1.6) | 6/144 (4.2) | P=0.44 | 0/6 (0.0) | 1/10 (10.0) | P>0.99 |
| Sudden death | 2/64 (3.1) | 24/144 (16.7) | P=0.006 | 0/6 (0.0) | 2/10 (20.0) | P=0.50 |
| Cardiovascular | 3/64 (4.7)a | 19/144 (13.2) | P=0.09 | 0/6 (0.0) | 1/10 (10.0) | P>0.99 |
| Malignancy | 1/64 (1.6) | 18/144 (12.5) | P=0.009 | 0/6 (0.0) | 1/10 (10.0) | P>0.99 |
| Miscellaneous | 1/64 (1.6) | 10/144 (6.9) | P=0.18 | 0/6 (0.0) | 2/10 (20.0) | P=0.50 |
| Unknown | 3/64 (4.7) | 16/144 (11.1) | P=0.19 | 0/6 (0.0) | 2/10 (20.0) | P=0.50 |
—, not applicable.
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