Table 1 Patient clinical baseline characteristics at dialysis initiation according to age and period
From: The clinical status and survival in elderly dialysis: example of the oldest region of France
<75 yr | ≥75 yr | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002-2004 | 2005-2007 | P1 | 2002-2004 | 2005-2007 | P2 | P3 | |
(n = 197) | (n = 146) | (n = 96) | (n = 118) | ||||
% | % | % | % | ||||
Age | 0.05 | NS | |||||
0-19 | 3(1.5) | 1(0.7) | |||||
20-44 | 31(15.7) | 11(7.5) | |||||
45-64 | 71(36.0) | 68(46.6) | |||||
65-74 | 92(46.7) | 66(45.2) | |||||
75-84 | 81(84.4) | 99(83.9) | |||||
85 et + | 15(15.6) | 19(16.1) | |||||
Gender | |||||||
Men | 126(64.0) | 100(68.5) | 54(56.2) | 83(70.3) | |||
Women | 71(36.0) | 46(31.5) | 42(43.7) | 35(29.7) | |||
Primary rental disease | NS | 0.10 | NS | ||||
Glomerulonephritis | 38(19.3) | 24(16.4) | 9(9.4) | 20(16.9) | |||
Diabetic nephropathy | 45(22.8) | 34(23.3) | 19(19.8) | 15(12.7) | |||
Cystic nephropathy | 14(7.1) | 17(11.6) | 2(2.1) | 2(1.7) | |||
Tubular-Interstitial nephropathy | 19(9.6) | 12(8.2) | 4(4.2) | 8(6.8) | |||
Vascular nephropathy | 36(18.3) | 20(13.7) | 37(38.5) | 51(43.2) | |||
Unknown | 29(14.7) | 25(17.1) | 23(24.0) | 15(12.7) | |||
Other | 16(8.1) | 14(9.6) | 2(2.1) | 7(5.9) | |||
Renal biopsy | 43(21.8) | 31(21.2) | NS | 4(4.2) | 14(11.9) | 0.044* | 0.047* |
Co-morbidities | |||||||
Diabetes | 65(33.0) | 54(37.0) | NS | 39(40.6) | 34(28.8) | 0.07 | 0.06 |
Chronic respiratory disease | 15(7.6) | 17(11.6) | NS | 11(11.5) | 14(11.9) | NS | NS |
Heart failure | 40(20.3) | 28(19.2) | NS | 42(43.7) | 37(31.4) | 0.06 | NS |
Cerebrovascular disease | 10(5.1) | 18(12.3) | 0.016* | 13(13.5) | 16(13.6) | NS | 0.09 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 28(14.2) | 37(25.3) | 0.010* | 26(27.1) | 31(26.3) | NS | 0.07 |
Arrhythmia | 22(11.2) | 31(21.2) | 0.011* | 29(30.2) | 29(24.6) | NS | 0.015 |
Coronary vascular disease | 40(20.3) | 33(22.6) | NS | 35(36.5) | 42(35.6) | NS | NS |
Active malignancy | 9(4.6) | 12(8.2) | NS | 7(7.3) | 10(8.5) | NS | NS |
Risk factors | |||||||
History of hypertension | 148(75.1) | 118(80.8) | NS | 75(78.1) | 101(85.6) | NS | NS |
Smoker/Ex-smoker | 71(36.0) | 69(47.3) | NS | 31(32.3) | 45(38.1) | NS | NS |
Handicap 1 | 23(11.7) | 19(13.0) | NS | 6(6.2) | 9(7.6) | NS | NS |
Mobility | NS | 0.002* | NS | ||||
Walk without help | 169(88.5) | 130(90.9) | 57(63.3) | 88(75.9) | |||
Need assistance for transfers | 15(7.9) | 6(4.2) | 31(34.4) | 18(15.5) | |||
Totally dependent for transfers | 7(3.7) | 7(4.9) | 2(2.2) | 10(8.6) | |||