Table 1 Characteristics of Australian PD patients living within or greater than 100 km away from their nearest PD unit during the study period 2003–2008
Characteristic | ≥100 km from PD Unit (n = 365) | <100 km from PD Unit (n = 6183) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 56.9±16.8 | 59.1±16.9 | 0.02 |
Women | 197 (54%) | 3444 (56%) | 0.5 |
Racial origin | <0.001 | ||
Caucasian | 229 (63%) | 4728 (76%) | |
ATSI | 130 (36%) | 391 (6%) | |
MPI | 2 (1%) | 157 (3%) | |
Asian | 3 (1%) | 628 (10%) | |
Other | 1 (0%) | 279 (5%) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.4±5.4 | 26.0±5.4 | 0.2 |
eGFR at dialysis start (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 6.7±3.2 | 7.4±4.1 | 0.004 |
Late referral | 105 (29%) | 1396 (23%) | 0.006 |
ESRD Cause | 0.08 | ||
Chronic glomerulonephritis | 103 (28%) | 1697 (27%) | |
Diabetic nephropathy | 130 (36%) | 1806 (29%) | |
Renovascular disease | 50 (14%) | 836 (14%) | |
Polycystic kidneys | 17 (5%) | 348 (6%) | |
Reflux nephropathy | 11 (3%) | 250 (4%) | |
Other | 37 (10%) | 831 (13%) | |
Unknown | 17 (5%) | 415 (7%) | |
Smoking status | 0.1 | ||
Current | 55 (15%) | 746 (12%) | |
Former | 142 (39%) | 2295 (37%) | |
Never | 168 (46%) | 3142 (51%) | |
Chronic lung disease | 66 (18%) | 847 (14%) | 0.02 |
Coronary artery disease | 14 (39%) | 2196 (36%) | 0.2 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 96 (26%) | 1411 (23%) | 0.1 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 54 (15%) | 836 (14%) | 0.5 |
Diabetes mellitus | 160 (44%) | 2349 (38%) | 0.03 |
Peritoneal Transport Status | 0.001 | ||
High | 40 (11%) | 610 (10%) | |
High average | 106 (29%) | 2230 (36%) | |
Low average | 70 (19%) | 1369 (22%) | |
Low | 14 (4%) | 271 (4%) | |
Unknown/Not specified | 135 (37%) | 1703 (28%) | |
Centre size | <0.001 | ||
Small (<7 patients) | 2 (1%) | 42 (1%) | |
Small-medium (7–42 patients) | 65 (18%) | 358 (6%) | |
Medium-large (43–140 patients) | 62 (17%) | 1382 (22%) | |
Large (>140 patients) | 236 (65%) | 4401 (71%) |