|
Characteristic
|
Low intensitya
|
Moderate intensitya
|
High intensitya
|
P-value
|
|---|
|
N = 6,962
|
N = 1,093
|
N = 359
|
|---|
|
At Dialysis Initiation, %
|
|
Very low eGFRc
|
6.6
|
4.8
|
7.5
|
0.04
|
|
Severe anemiad
|
27.0
|
23.2
|
20.1
|
0.001
|
|
Permanent vascular accessb
|
21.7
|
39.4
|
41.3
|
<0.001
|
|
Fistula
|
12.8
|
18.8
|
19.5
|
<0.001
|
|
Graft
|
6.5
|
17.7
|
19.5
|
<0.001
|
|
Other (graft or fistula)
|
2.4
|
3.1
|
2.3
|
0.46
|
|
Peritoneal Dialysis
|
7.9
|
11.4
|
15.6
|
<0.001
|
|
At Dialysis Follow-up, %
|
|
Mortality at 2 years
|
55.1
|
48.0
|
45.7
|
<0.001
|
|
Kidney transplant at 2 years
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.3
|
0.72
|
- aPatients were categorized by intensity of predialysis nephrology care: low intensity care (1–3 nephrology visits), moderate intensity care (4–6 nephrology visits), and high intensity care (>6 nephrology visits)
- bN = Low Intensity = 6,409; Moderate Intensity = 968; High Intensity = 303
- ceGFR ≤5 mL/min/1.73 m2
- dHemoglobin level <9 g/dL
