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Table 1 Demographical, biological (a) and clinical characteristics (b) at DHD initiation: whole population of patients with ESRD and young and old group based on the median age (<64 vs ≥ 64 years)

From: French patients on daily hemodialysis: clinical characteristics and treatment trajectories

(a)

Whole population

<64 years

≥64 years

 
 

(n = 753)

(n = 376)

(n = 377)

 
 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

p

Gender

   

0.42

 Male

478 (63.5)

244 (35)

234 (62)

 

 Female

275 (36.5)

132 (65)

143 (38)

 

BMI (kg/m2)a

   

0.40

  < 18.5

50 (6.6)

31 (8.2)

19 (5)

 

 18.5–23

158 (21)

82 (21.8)

76 (20.2)

 

 23–25

105 (13.9)

53 (14.2)

52 (13.8)

 

  ≥ 25

330 (43.8)

158 (42)

172 (45.6)

 

 Missing

110 (14.6)

52 (13.8)

58 (15.4)

 

Albumin (g/dl)

   

<0.001

  < 30

154 (20.5)

54 (14.4)

100 (26.5)

 

  ≥ 30

490 (65.1)

265 (70.5)

225 (59.7)

 

 Missing

109 (14.5)

57 (15.2)

52 (13.8)

 

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

   

0.26

  < 10

237 (31.5)

118 (31.4)

119 (31.6)

 

 10–12

295 (39.2)

137 (36.4)

158 (41.9)

 

  > 12

172 (22.8)

92 (24.5)

80 (21.2)

 

 Missing

49 (6.5)

29 (7.7)

20 (5.3)

 

Smoking status

   

0.02

 Current/former smokers

305 (40.5)

166 (44)

139 (37)

 

 Never smoker

366 (48.6)

180 (48)

186 (49.3)

 

 Missing

82 (10.9)

30 (8)

52 (13.7)

 

(b)

Whole population

<64 years

≥64 years

 
 

(n = 753)

(n = 376)

(n = 377)

 
 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

p

Diabetes

   

<0.001

 Yes

291 (38.7)

109 (29)

182 (48.3)

 

 No

455 (60.4)

265 (70.5)

190 (50.4)

 

 Missing

7 (0.9)

2 (0.5)

5 (1.3)

 

Active malignancyb

   

0.002

 Yes

101 (13.4)

36 (9.6)

65 (17.2)

 

 No

638 (84.7)

336 (89.4)

302 (80)

 

 Missing

14 (1.9)

1 (1)

10 (2.8)

 

Respiratory Disease

   

0.01

 Yes

116 (15.4)

45 (12)

71 (18.8)

 

 No

620 (82.3)

325 (86.4)

295 (78.2)

 

 Missing

17 (2.3)

6 (1.6)

11 (3)

 

Hepatic disease

   

0.10

 Yes

24 (3.2)

14 (3.7)

10 (2.6)

 

 No

713 (94.7)

358 (95.3)

355 (94.2)

 

 Missing

16 (2.1)

4 (1)

12 (3.2)

 

Cardiovascular Diseasec

   

<0.001

 0

297 (39.4)

222 (59)

75 (20)

 

 1

160 (21.2)

69 (18.4)

91 (24)

 

 2

125 (16.6)

36 (9.6)

89 (23.6)

 

  > 2

171 (22.7)

49 (13)

122 (32.4)

 

Physical and/or Psychiatric Disabilities

   

0.10

 Yes

147 (19.5)

73 (19.4)

74 (19.5)

 

 No

567 (75.3)

290 (77)

277 (73.5)

 

 Missing

39 (5.2)

13 (3.5)

26 (7)

 

Walking disability

   

<0.001

 Walks without help

502 (66.7)

299 (79.6)

203 (53.8)

 

 Totally dependent for transfer

71 (9.4)

23 (6)

48 (12.7)

 

 Needs assistance for transfer

92 (12.2)

19 (5)

73 (19.5)

 

 Missing

88 (11.7)

35 (9.4)

53 (14)

 

Treatment modalityd

   

<0.001

 sDHD

496 (66)

278 (74)

218 (58)

 

 dDHD

257 (34)

98 (26)

159 (42)

 
  1. aBMI Body Mass Index
  2. bActive malignancy: solid tumors or hematological malignancies; cCardiovascular Disease: myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, coronary insufficiency, heart failure, arteritis of the lower limbs, cerebrovascular accident; dsDHD: patients who switched to DHD after other dialysis modalities; dDHD: patients who started directly with DHD