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Table 1 Characteristics of the patients

From: Modelling competing risks in nephrology research: an example in peritoneal dialysis

 

n

%

Gender

  

  Male

175

39.0

  Female

274

61.0

Age*

48.2

(15.8)

Outcome

  

  First peritonitis

238

53.0

  Death

46

10.2

  Transfer to haemodialysis

58

12.9

  Renal transplantation

65

14.5

  Censored

42

9.4

Diabetes

  

  Yes

100

22.5

  No

345

77.5

First treatment

  

  Peritoneal dialysis

244

54.4

  Haemodialysis

151

33.6

  Renal transplantation

54

12.0

Reason for peritoneal dialysis

  

  Option

259

57.9

  Access failure

188

42.1

  1. *Mean (SD).