Characteristic | No visits | Low intensitya | Moderate intensitya | High intensitya | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 26,798 | N = 12,566 | N = 7,690 | N = 10,960 | ||
At Dialysis Initiation, % | |||||
Very low eGFRc | 10.1 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.0 | <0.001 |
Severe anemiad | 28.5 | 27.7 | 24.3 | 19.4 | <0.001 |
Permanent vascular accessb | 13.7 | 22.6 | 38.7 | 54.1 | <0.001 |
Fistula | 7.8 | 13.6 | 23.0 | 33.9 | <0.001 |
Graft | 3.7 | 6.5 | 13.5 | 17.7 | <0.001 |
Other (graft or fistula) | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | <0.001 |
Peritoneal Dialysis | 4.9 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 11.4 | <0.001 |
At Dialysis Follow-up, % | |||||
Mortality at 2 years | 59.7 | 55.0 | 48.0 | 42.7 | <0.001 |
Kidney transplant at 2 years | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | <0.001 |