Characteristic | Â | Â | Â |
---|---|---|---|
 | Lowest quartile NTHC | Highest quartile NTHC | P Value |
N | 5013(51.9) | 4651(48.1) | Â |
% with temp CVC | 24.8 | 75.2 | Â |
 Age (mean ± SD) | 64.0 ± 15.5 | 64.8 ± 15.6 | 0.01 |
 Sex % male | 57.9 | 59.2 | 0.395 |
 BMI (mean ± SD) | 27.4 ± 6.7 | 27.6 ± 6.8 | 0.123 |
 Race (%) |  |  | <0.001 |
  Caucasian | 70.9 | 74.2 |  |
  East Asian | 5.9 | 5.1 |  |
  Aboriginal | 7.8 | 6.1 |  |
  South Asian | 2.5 | 3.8 |  |
  Black | 4.2 | 3.9 |  |
  Other | 6.2 | 3.4 |  |
  Unknown | 2.5 | 3.6 |  |
 Pre-dialysis care >90 days % | 61.1 | 56.8 | <0.0001 |
 Pre-dialysis care >365 days % | 42.3 | 38.1 | <0.0001 |
 Co-morbidities % |  |  |  |
  Acute coronary syndrome | 26.3 | 25.1 | 0.177 |
  Pulmonary edema | 33.1 | 29.9 | 0.001 |
  Diabetes mellitus | 48.8 | 44.0 | <0.001 |
  Stroke | 14.9 | 16.9 | 0.006 |
  Peripheral vascular disease | 21.2 | 23.0 | 0.035 |
  Malignancy | 14.9 | 15.9 | 0.150 |
  Lung disease | 13.7 | 14.6 | 0.179 |
  Hypertension medications | 85.0 | 77.8 | <0.001 |
  Current smoker | 14.8 | 19.3 | <0.001 |
  CABG | 13.3 | 14.7 | 0.056 |
  Serious Illness | 14.5 | 16.3 | 0.015 |
  Angina | 26.4 | 24.4 | 0.03 |
 Cause of ESRD % |  |  | <0.001 |
  Hypertension | 22.0 | 23.4 |  |
  Diabetes mellitus | 38.1 | 28.6 |  |
  Glomerulonephritis | 13.6 | 11.3 |  |
  Obstruction | 2.8 | 2.1 |  |
  Interstitial | 2.8 | 1.8 |  |
  Polycystic kidney disease | 2.8 | 2.0 |  |
  Other | 8.0 | 20.5 |  |
  Unknown | 10.0 | 10.3 |  |
 eGFR at dialysis initiation (mean ± SD) | 9.4 ± 4.5 | 9.8 ± 4.6 | <0.0001 |
 Hemoglobin g/L (mean ± SD) | 97.9 ± 17.3 | 98.2 ± 17.8 | 0.341 |
 Phosphate mmol/L (mean ± SD) | 2.0 ± 0.7 | 2.0 ± 0.7 | <0.0001 |
 Albumin g/L (mean ± SD) | 31.3 ± 0.9 | 29.8 ± 0.9 | <0.0001 |
 Distance from facility % |  |  | <0.0001 |
   < 50 km | 75.2 | 72.0 | <0.0001 |
  50-150 | 18.6 | 16.6 |  |
   > 150 | 6.2 | 11.4 |  |
Facility Characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
 Mean number of incident patients (per year) | 78.8 ± 30.3 | 68.6 ± 35.4 | <0.0001 |
 Transplant facility % | 31.6 | 28.4 | 0.001 |
 Peritoneal dialysis facility % | 99.6 | 70.5 | <0.0001 |
 eGFR at dialysis initiation (facility mean ± SD) | 9.7 ± 1.1 | 9.6 ± 1.2 | 0.001 |
 Hemoglobin g/L (facility mean ± SD) | 101.6 ± 3.5 | 101.7 ± 4.2 | 0.176 |
 Phosphate mmol/L (facility mean ± SD) | 1.9 ± 0.2 | 1.9 ± 0.1 | <0.0001 |
 Distance from facility km (facility mean ± SD) | 42.2 ± 34.7 | 66.9 ± 41.5 | <0.0001 |