Table 2 Characteristics of patients with and without Stroke and Peripheral Arterial Disease by Smoking Status at dialysis initiation

Age (years)

61.9 (11.7)

68.4 (12)*

56 (13.8)

62.6 (15.5)*

63.1 (11.3)

68.1 (11.9)*

55 (13.8)

62.3 (15.7)*

Male

63.3

52.5*

64.3

53.9*

65.4

57.9*

63.9

53.1*

White

69.1

66.2*

64.2

65.3*

79

76.2*

60.9

63.6*

Black

28.6

29.5

33.1

29.6*

18.8

20.3*

36.4

31.1*

Asian

1.1

3.3*

1.4

4*

0.8

2.1*

1.6

4.2*

Native American

1.3

0.9

1.2

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

Hispanic

2.3

5.8*

3.1

8.3*

2.8

7.2*

3

8.2*

Diabetes (cause of ESKD)^a

44

52.1*

35.6

45.2*

48.5

59.4*

33.4

43.5*

Diabetes (comorbid condition)

54

61.8*

43.3

52.4*

57.9

68*

40.9

50.9*

Hypertension

91.1

87.2*

84.5

78.2*

89.7

85.8*

84.1

77.9*

Heart Failure

45

46.8

31.9

31.7

52

56.9*

28.3

29.1*

Coronary Disease

47.7

44.3*

25.3

23.7*

55.6

55.4

20.4

20.7

Stroke

22.4

19.5*

9.4

7.7*

Peripheral Arterial Disease

40

29.6*

19.2

12.6*

Chronic lung disease

35.7

11.9*

23.5

6.7*

43.6

14.2*

19.8

6*

Malignancy

8

7.3

6.5

6.2

7.4

6.1*

6.5

6.4

Body Mass Index (kg/m²)

25.5 (6.6)

26.8 (6.8)*

26.2 (7)

27.7 (7.4)*

25.6 (6.7)

27.4 (7.3)*

26.2 (7)

27.6 (7.4)*

Alcohol Dependence

8.2

1.0*

9.5

1.1*

6.1

0.8*

10.3

1.1*

Drug dependence

4.2

0.6*

7.4

0.8*

2.7

0.4*

8.2

0.9*

Inability to walk independently

11.5

13.6*

4.6

4.3*

11.3

11.9

3.8

4

Inability to transfer independently

4.3

6.5*

1.4

1.7*

3.5

4.8*

1.2

1.7*

Full time employment

3

2.2*

9

8.8

4

3.1*

9.4

9*

Part time employment

0.8

0.7

2.2

1.9*

1.4

1*

2.2

1.9*

Unemployed

19.6

14.1*

28.1

19.9*

16.1

13.3*

30.1

20.3*

Homemaker

3.6

5*

3.1

4.9*

3.6

4.9*

3

4.9*

Retired from age

35.8

51.2*

24.6

39.5*

39.3

51.3*

22.2

38.8*

Retired from disability

33

23.3*

26.6

18.5*

31.2

22.3*

26.4

18.4*

Medical leave of absence

1.9

1.2*

4

3.1*

2

1.3*

4.3

3.2*

Student

0.05

0.05

0.1

0.3*

0.03

0.04

0.2

0.3*

Other

2.3

2.4

2.3

3.1*

2.4

2.7

2.3

3.1*

Serum Creatinine (μmol/L)

616 (259)

580 (244)*

702 (340)

658 (317)*

594 (248)

564 (228)*

719 (347)

665 (321)*

eGFR^b (ml/min/1.73 m²)

8.7 (3.7)

8.6 (3.6)

8.1 (3.8)

8.1 (3.7)*

8.9 (3.8)

8.9 (3.7)

8 (3.8)

8 (3.6)

Albumin (g/L)

30.7 (6.7)

30.9 (6.6)

3.1 (0.7)

3.1 (0.7)*

30.6 (6.8)

30.7 (6.6)

3.1 (0.7)

3.2 (0.7)*

Erythropoietin use pre-dialysis

25.6

30.1*

24.2

29.2*

28.2

32.7*

23.3

28.7*

Peritoneal Dialysis

5.9

4.5*

7.7

7.2*

6.2

4.9*

7.8

7.3*

Hemodialysis

80.4

79.8

81

80.4*

79.5

79.2

81.3

80.6*