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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with a fistula and graft

From: Type of arteriovenous vascular access and association with patency and mortality

 

Fistula

Graft

 

N=727

N=146

Age (years) (IQR)

65.8

(54.5-73.7)

68.5

(59.4-74.3)

Sex, female (%)

37.4

 

59.6

 

BMI (kg/m2) (IQR)

24.0

(22.0-26.7)

24.8

(21.5-27.8)

Primary kidney disease (%)

    

  Diabetes mellitus

14.7

 

17.8

 

  Glomerulonephritis

12.0

 

5.5

 

  Renal vascular disease

19.1

 

28.1

 

  Others

54.2

 

48.6

 

Cardiovascular disease (%)

40.0

 

42.5

 

Prior catheter use (%)

26.8

 

32.2

 

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

148

(135–162)

144

(133–158)

GFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) (IQR)

3.2

(1.7-5.0)

2.4

(1.1-4.4)

Calcium (mmol/L) (IQR)

2.4

(2.2-2.5)

2.4

(2.2-2.6)

Phosphorus (mmol/L) (IQR)

1.8

(1.5-2.2)

1.8

(1.5-2.2)

Serum cholesterol (mmol/L) (IQR)

4.6

(3.9-5.4)

4.9

(4.1-6.0)

Serum albumin (g/L) (IQR)

37

(34–40)

36

(32–40)

hsCRP* (mg/L) (IQR)

5.3

(2.0-13.8)

6.5

(2.5-16.7)

Fetuin-A* (g/L) (IQR)

0.6

(0.5-0.7)

0.6

(0.5-0.8)

  1. BMI, body mas index; IQR, interquartile range.
  2. *Missing in 276 patients with a fistula and 63 patients with a graft.