Table 2 Biological baseline characteristics and conditions of 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) | ||||
Serum albumin | NS | 0.027* | NS | ||||
<35 g/l | 63(32.0) | 51(34.9) | 44(45.8) | 50(42.4) | |||
≥35 g/l | 78(39.6) | 61(41.8) | 21(21.9) | 44(37.3) | |||
Missing | 56(28.4) | 34(23.3) | 31(32.3) | 24(20.3) | |||
Body mass index | NS | NS | NS | ||||
<18, 5 kg/m2 | 9(4.7) | 5(3.6) | 2(2.3) | 7(6.1) | |||
18, 5–25 kg/m2 | 98(51.0) | 67(47.9) | 51(60.0) | 64(56.1) | |||
≥18,5 kg/m2 | 85(44.3) | 68(48.6) | 32(37.6) | 43(37.7) | |||
Baseline eGFR | NS | 0.047* | 0.08 | ||||
<7 ml/min/1.73 m2 | 103(52,3) | 59(40,4) | 31(32,3) | 46(39,0) | |||
7–10 ml/min/1.73 m2 | 47(23,9) | 46(31,5) | 26(27,1) | 38(32,2) | |||
≥10 ml/min/1.73 m2 | 32(16.2) | 32(21.9) | 28(29.2) | 31(26.3) | |||
Missing | 15(7.6) | 9(6.2) | 11(11.5) | 3(2.5) | |||
Pre-dialysis anemia care | |||||||
Hemoglobin | NS | <0.001* | 0.005* | ||||
<11 g/dl | 112(56.9) | 77(52.7) | 42(43.7) | 74(62.7) | |||
≥11 g/dl | 63(32.0) | 57(39.0) | 3637.5) | 41(34.7) | |||
Missing | 22(11.2) | 12(8.2) | 18(18.7) | 3(2.5) | |||
Pre-dialysis ESA treatment | 93(47.2) | 85(57.8) | 0.044* | 51(53.1) | 67(56.8) | NS | NS |
First treatment modality | 0.004* | NS | NS | ||||
Peritoneal dialysis | 39(19.8) | 17(11.6) | 35(36.5) | 32(27.1) | |||
Hemodialysis with fistula | 77(39.1) | 74(50.7) | 18(18.7) | 36(30.5) | |||
Hemodialysis without fistula | 81(41.1) | 55(37.7) | 43(44.8) | 50(42.4) | |||
In urgency | 39(19.8) | 25(17.1) | NS | 16(16.7) | 19(16.1) | NS | NS |