Table 3 Preliminary data on baseline patients' characteristics
| Â | Cohort patients, N(%) |
|---|---|
N | 1074 |
Age* | 62 (50, 73) |
Male | 662 (62) |
Race | 1074 |
   White | 813 (76) |
   Aboriginal | 81 (8) |
   East Asian | 47 (4) |
   South Asian | 42 (4) |
   Other | 91 (8) |
Marital status | 937 |
   Married | 581 (62) |
   Single | 163 (17) |
   Divorced | 104 (11) |
   Widow | 89 (9) |
BMI, kg/m 2 * | 26 (22, 31) |
Cause of ESRD | 916 |
   Diabetic nephropathy | 380 (41.5) |
   Glomerulonephritis | 154 (16.8) |
   Hypertensive/ischemic renal disease | 68 (7.4) |
   Polycystic kidney disease | 49 (5.3) |
   Other | 265 (28.9) |
Comorbidity | Â |
Arrhythmia | 214 (20.9) |
Cancer | 156 (14.4) |
Cerebrovascular disease | 130 (12.7) |
Congestive heart failure | 202 (20.2) |
Chronic lung disease | 125 (12.7) |
Claudication | 131 (13.3) |
Coronary disease | 481 (46.7) |
Dementia | 28 (2.8) |
Diabetes mellitus | 515 (50.7) |
Diabetic retinopathy | 224 (23) |
HBV | 30 (2.9) |
HCV | 39 (3.8) |
HIV | 2 (.2) |
Hypertension | 785 (86.5) |
Pericarditis | 27 (2.7) |
Peripheral neuropathy | 239 (24.2) |
Peripheral vascular disease | 209 (20.6) |
Prior cardiac arrest | 20 (2) |
Psychiatric illness | 148 (15) |
Seizure disorder | 34 (3.4) |
ECG | 310 (28.7) |
   Normal | 61 (5.6) |
   Abnormal | 142 (13.1) |
   No result | 107 (9.9) |
ECHO | 320 (29.6) |
   Normal | 14 (1.3) |
   Abnormal | 50 (4.6) |
   No result | 256 (23.7) |
Current Smoker | 154 (15.7) |
CLINICAL MANAGEMENT | Â |
Satellite HD unit€ | 201 (18.7) |
Type of access | 510 |
   AVF | 138 (27.1) |
   PTFE | 10 (2) |
   Non tunnel CVC | 42 (8.2) |
   Tunnel CVC | 308 (60.4) |
LABORATORY MEASURES* | Â |
Albumin, g/L | 34 (30, 37) |
Calcium, mmol/L | 2.2 (2, 2.3) |
Calcium X phosphate, mmol2/L2 | 3.6 (2.9, 4.5) |
Creatinine, μmol/L | 534 (424, 682) |
Ferritin, μg/L | 252 (136, 472) |
Hemoglobin, g/L | 99 (89, 109) |
Phosphate, mmol/L | 1.6 (1.2, 1.9) |
PTH, pmol/L | 26.2 (10.7, 45.8) |
Transaturation, % | 24 (17, 31) |
Urea, mmol/L | 18.6 (14.6, 23.5) |
Kt/V | 1.4 (1.2, 1.7) |
Distance to Nephrologist, km | 482 |
≤50 | 387 (80.3) |
51 - 100 | 43 (8.9) |
101 - 200 | 30 (6.2) |
> 200 | 33 (6.8) |