Table 1 Patient characteristics based on intended renal replacement modality
From: The impact of patient preference on dialysis modality and hemodialysis vascular access
Variable | HD (89) | HHD (21) | PD (154) | Conservative/undecided (35) | Total (299) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years (SD) | 72.1 (11.2) | 63.1 (10.1) | 68.2 (12.9) | 69.5 (12.9) | 69.1 (12.4) | 0.012 |
Males, n (%) | 59 (66.3) | 15 (71.4) | 82 (53.2) | 22 (62.9) | 178 (59.5) | 0.13 |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 59 (66.3) | 11 (52.4) | 95 (61.7) | 20 (57.1) | 185 (61.9) | 0.60 |
Coronary artery disease, n (%) | 40 (45.5) | 8 (38.1) | 55 (36.9) | 12 (35.3) | 115 (39.4) | 0.58 |
Previous stroke, n (%) | 20 (23.0) | 1 (4.8) | 24 (15.8) | 8 (22.9) | 53 (18.0) | 0.17 |
Congestive heart failure, n (%) | 30 (34.5) | 3 (14.3) | 28 (18.4) | 11 (31.4) | 72 (24.4) | 0.02 |
Weight, kg (SD) | 85.7 (19.2) | 98.2 (31.7) | 84.7 (19.2) | 84.4 (20.7) | 85.9 (21.0) | 0.048 |
Ethnicity, n (%) | ||||||
Caucasian | 80 (89.9) | 19 (90.5) | 133 (86.4) | 22 (62.9) | 254 (84.9) | |
Afro-Canadian | 4 (4.5) | 0 (0) | 8 (5.2) | 5 (14.3) | 17 (5.7) | 0.007 |
Aboriginal | 2 (2.2) | 2 (9.5) | 2 (1.3) | 3 (8.6) | 9 (3.0) | |
Other | 3 (3.4) | 0 (0) | 11 (7.1) | 5 (14.3) | 19 (6.4) | |
Creatinine, μmol/L (IQR)a | 512.0 (405.0, 633.0) | 535.0 (441.0, 662.5) | 459.0 (418.0, 562.0) | 622.0 (489.0, 783.0) | 500.0 (418.0, 629.0) | 0.001 |
eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m2 (SD) | 9.4 (3.4) | 10.1 (5.2) | 9.6 (3.0) | 7.7 (3.6) | 9.4 (3.4) | 0.022 |
Albumin, g/L (SD) | 35.2 (5.3) | 36.1 (6.4) | 36.4 (4.5) | 34.4 (4.0) | 35.9 (5.0) | 0.092 |
eGFR decrease, | ||||||
ml/min/1.73 m2/year (IQR)a,b | 3.4 (1.6, 5.8) | 3.6 (1.9, 7.5) | 3.5 (2.2, 5.3) | 4.0 (2.0, 7.3) | 3.5 (1.9, 5.6) | 0.83 |
Time- entry to decision, days (IQR)a | 162.0 (85.0, 411.5) | 128.0 (50.5, 369.5) | 109.0 (40.5, 223.0) | 157.0 (48.0, 379.0) | 127.0 (49.0, 273.0) | 0.010 |
Time-decision to initiation, days (IQR)a | 334.0 (137.5, 618.0) | 322.0 (145.5, 855.0) | 325.5 (148.8, 325.5) | 241.0 (66.0, 797.0) | 323.0 (141.0, 731.0) | 0.62 |
Distance to nearest HD unit, km (IQR)a | 4.6 (2.2, 8.5) | 5.5 (3.6, 10.7) | 5.9 (3.0, 10.3) | 6.4 (2.4, 10.9) | 5.5 (2.6, 9.4) | 0.22 |