|
N
|
5013(51.9)
|
4651(48.1)
| |
|
% with temp CVC
|
24.8
|
75.2
| |
|
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
| | | |
|
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
|
