Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics among Aboriginals and Caucasians
From: Young aboriginals are less likely to receive a renal transplant: a Canadian national study
Characteristic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal | Caucasian | P Value | |
N | 2,361 | 28,327 | |
Age (± SD) | 55.25 ± 14.1 | 66.5 ± 14.5 | <0.0001 |
Sex % female (N) | 50.0(1180) | 39.8(11265) | <0.0001 |
BMI (± SD) | 29.4 ± 6.8 | 27.8 ± 7.1 | <0.0001 |
Distance to centre in km(IQR) | 167.5(217) | 12.0 (47) | <0.0001 |
Rural % (N) | 65.1(1531) | 26.5(7493) | <0.0001 |
Median number of days with pre-dialysis care (IQR) | 108 (588) | 119(790) | 0.6 |
Any pre-dialysis care % (N) | 73.7(1739) | 71.9(20366) | 0.07 |
Geographic region % (N) | <0.0001 | ||
Atlantic | 3.0(72) | 12.5(3537) | |
Central | 25.2(594) | 54.7(15495) | |
Prairie | 61.5(1453) | 20.6(5847) | |
Pacific | 10.2(242) | 12.2(3448) | |
Co-morbidities: % (N) | |||
Angina | 17.4(410) | 22.1(6248) | <0.0001 |
Acute coronary syndrome | 17.4(411) | 21.9(6195) | <0.0001 |
Pulmonary edema | 30.7(582) | 27.9(6177) | 0.01 |
Diabetes mellitus type 1 | 0.9(21) | 0.7(210) | 0.4 |
Diabetes mellitus type 2 | 70.8(1671) | 43.2(12246) | <0.0001 |
Stroke | 12.6(297) | 14.3(4049) | 0.02 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 21.7(513) | 19.5(5516) | 0.009 |
Malignancy | 4.5(107) | 13.5(3810) | <0.0001 |
Lung disease | 7.9(187) | 12(3389) | <0.0001 |
Hypertension medications | 80.3(1896) | 80.6(22820) | 0.8 |
Current smoker | 23.3(549) | 13.4(3803) | <0.0001 |
CABG | 7.9(187) | 14(3961) | <0.0001 |
Cause of ESRD % (N) | |||
Hypertension | 6.6(157) | 24(6797) | <0.0001 |
Diabetes mellitus | 64.2(1516) | 34.5(9775) | <0.0001 |
Glomerulonephritis | 16(378) | 14.2(4021) | 0.02 |
Obstruction | 1.3(30) | 3.2(913) | <0.0001 |
Interstitial | 0.9(22) | 1.1(315) | 0.5 |
Polycystic kidney disease | 0.9(22) | 4.9(1396) | <0.0001 |
Other | 3.7(88) | 8.6(2430) | <0.0001 |
Unknown | 6.3(148) | 9.5(2680) | <0.0001 |
Serum Albumin g/L (± SD) | 28.2 ± 6.9 | 31.8 ± 6.8 | <0.0001 |
Hemoglobin g/L (± SD) | 93.5 ± 18.1 | 100.8 ± 17.2 | <0.0001 |
Phosphorous mmol/L (± SD) | 2.21 ± 0.82 | 1.96 ± 0.73 | <0.0001 |
Peritoneal dialysis % (N) | 19.6(463) | 21.6(6120) | 0.02 |
AVF/AVG % (N) | 8.9(210) | 11.0(3130) | 0.001 |