Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients at inclusion (i.e. 12 months before dialysis initiation)
Characteristics | Whole population | Control (n=120) | Network (n=40) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 65.6 ± 14.7 | 65.6 ± 14.6 | 65.5 ± 15.4 | 0.62 |
Sex (% females) | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | - |
Diabetes (%) | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | - |
Non-smoker (ever) (%) | 54.4 | 55.1 | 56.4 | 0.95 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.0 ± 5.3 | 26.2 ± 5.5 | 25.3 ± 4.4 | 0.33 |
eGFR at inclusion (ml/min/1.73m2) | 14.9 ± 7.3 | 15.2 ± 8.2 | 14.2 ± 4.5 | 0.54 |
Primary renal disease (%) | ||||
-Glomerulonephritis | 26.3 | 26.7 | 25.0 | 0.83 |
-Diabetic nephropathy | 16.9 | 18.3 | 12.5 | 0.1 |
-Vascular nephropathies | 28.1 | 30.8 | 20.0 | 0.15 |
-Tubulo-interstitial nephropathies | 9.4 | 8.3 | 12.5 | 0.45 |
-Hereditary nephropathies | 16.3 | 12.5 | 27.5 | 0.02 |
-Others | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.74 |
-Unknown | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.99 |
Comorbidities (%) | ||||
-Hypertension | 95.0 | 94.2 | 97.5 | 0.43 |
-Heart Failure | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | - |
-Previous MI | 10.0 | 9.2 | 12.5 | 0.55 |
-Previous Stroke or TIA | 11.9 | 14.2 | 5.0 | 0.12 |
-Lower limb vascular disease | 25 | 27.5 | 17.5 | 0.16 |
-Respiratory Failure | 16.9 | 15.8 | 20.0 | 0.53 |
-Cancer | 20.0 | 22.5 | 12.5 | 0.16 |