Table 1.
Baseline characteristics
| Total (N=956) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age in years | 62.9 | (51.0-72.3) |
| Female sex | 384 | (40.2%) |
| Body mass indexa (kg/m2) | 24.5 | (22.3-27.2) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 141 | (129-155) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 343 | (35.9%) |
| Smoking | 210 | (22.0%) |
| Antithrombotic medication | 393 | (41.1%) |
| Antiplatelet agents | 234 | (24.5%) |
| Anticoagulant drugs | 153 | (16.0%) |
| Both | 6 | (0.6%) |
| Dialysis modality | ||
| Hemodialysis | 685 | (71.7%) |
| Peritoneal dialysis | 271 | (28.3%) |
| Primary Kidney Disease | ||
| Glomerulonephritis | 133 | (13.9%) |
| Interstitial nephritis | 109 | (11.4%) |
| Cystic kidney disease | 114 | (11.9%) |
| Vascular disease | 175 | (18.3%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 147 | (15.4%) |
| Multisystem disease | 63 | (6.6%) |
| Other | 501 | (52.4%) |
| Residual GFRb (ml/min) | 1.9 | (0.6-3.7) |
| Albuminc (g/L) | 37 | (33-40) |
| C-reactive proteind (mg/L) | 6 | (3-15) |
aMissing in 18 patients
bMissing in 187 patients
cMissing in 29 patients
dMissing in 338 patients