Table 1.
Patients’ Characteristics.
| DSA group
(n=100) |
Non-DSA group
(n=21) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (male:female) | 64:36 | 11:10 | 0.333a |
| Age (yr) | 62.9±7.5 | 59.9±6.8 | 0.097b |
| Dialysis period (yr) | 21.7±8.2 | 26.5±8.4 | 0.018*b |
| Cause of dialysis | 0.383a | ||
| Chronic glomerulonephritis | 45 (45%) | 21 (57.1%) | |
| Diabetes | 11 (11%) | 3 (14.3%) | |
| Toxemia of pregnancy | 4 (4%) | 2 (9.5%) | |
| Nephrotic syndrome | 4 (4%) | 2 (9.5%) | |
| Polycystic kidney disease | 4 (4%) | 0 | |
| Nephrosclerosis | 3 (3%) | 0 | |
| Others | 8 (8%) | 1 (4.8%) | |
| Unknown | 21 (21%) | 1 (4.8%) |
Data expression: n, %
P-value: a, Fisher’s exact test; b, unpaired t-test, *, statistically significant