Patients starting a renal replacement therapy in 1995–2005, ≥16 years of age, with a registered primary renal disease and peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis or a functioning kidney transplant at 90 days after the start | Total N = 13868 % | Development group N = 6934 % | Validation group N = 6934 % | P-value | |
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% | |||||
Sex | Male | 60.2 | 61.1 | 59.4 | 0.04 |
Age group | 16-44 year | 17.1 | 17.6 | 16.7 | 0.47 |
45-64 year | 36.9 | 36.9 | 36.9 | ||
65-74 year | 28.4 | 28.4 | 28.4 | ||
75 year or older | 17.6 | 17.2 | 17.9 | ||
Primary renal disease | Diabetes | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 0.71 |
Renal vascular disease | 25.3 | 25.2 | 25.3 | ||
Glomerulonephritis | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.1 | ||
Cystic kidney disease | 9.0 | 8.8 | 9.2 | ||
Other diseases* | 21.4 | 21.8 | 21.0 | ||
Unknown** | 15.2 | 14.9 | 15.5 | ||
Start year renal replacement | 1995 – 2000 | 50.3 | 50.9 | 49.6 | 0.15 |
2001 – 2005 | 49.7 | 49.1 | 50.4 | ||
Therapy at baseline | Transplantation | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 0.32 |
Hemodialysis | 65.7 | 65.5 | 65.9 | ||
Peritoneal dialysis | 31.3 | 31.7 | 31 |