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Table 3 Causes of death of ADPKD and non-ADPKD patients after starting RRT

From: Renal replacement therapy in ADPKD patients: a 25-year survey based on the Catalan registry

Cause of death

ADPKD % (n)

Non-ADPKD % (n)

Age1(ADPKD vs non-ADPKD)

Cardiac

26.17 (241)

31.15 (3912)

69.1 ± 9.8 vs 68.9 ± 12.1

Vascular

18.35 (169)

16.52 (2075)

68.8 ± 10.6 vs 69.4 ± 12.6

Infection

14.44 (133)

15.57 (1955)

68.8 ± 9.6 vs 67.9 ± 13.6

Cancer

9.55 (88)

8.30 (1043)

67.5 ± 9.3 vs 67.6 ± 12.2

Hepatic

3.04 (28)

1.84 (231)

64.1 ± 2.2 vs 61.1 ± 0.9

Social2

3.47 (32)

6.04 (758)

75.1 ± 6.6 vs 75.7 ± 10.4

Other

12.7 (117)

9.65 (1212)

71.1 ± 9.9 vs 71.6 ± 12.4

Unknown

12.27 (113)

10.93 (1373)

67.9 ± 9.7 vs 70.0 ± 12.3

  1. 1No statistically significant differences when comparing the mean age at death of ADPKD patients versus Non ADPKD patients (p = 0.41).
  2. 2The term “social” as cause of death means: rejection of RRT by the patient or suicide.