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) |