Table 5 Characteristics of the patients who started dialysis (listed on the basis of the first diet)

n

83

12

10

105

Males/Females (%)

52 (62.7%)

31 (37.3%)

8 (66.7%)

4 (33.3%)

4 (40.0%)

6 (60.0%)

64 (61.0%)

41 (39.0%)

0.348

Age at start of diet: median (min max)

63 (23–86)

72 (59–86)

69.5 (29–83)

64 (23–86)

0.009

Age over 65 (%)

32 (38.6%)

9 (75.0%)

6 (60.0%)

47 (44.8%)

0.036

Age over 80 (%)

4 (4.8%)

2 (16.7%)

1 (10.0%)

7 (6.7%)

0.278

Charlson index median (min max)

6 (2–11)

7.5 (5–12)

8 (4–10)

6 (2–12)

0.001

Charlson > =7 (%)

30 (36.1%)

9 (75.0%)

8 (80.0%)

47 (44.8%)

0.003

Charlson > =10 (%)

5 (6.0%)

3 (25.0%)

1 (10.0%)

9 (8.6%)

0.089

Diabetes (%)

23 (27.7%)

7 (58.3%)

4 (40.0%)

34 (32.4%)

0.091

Cardiopathy (%)

26 (31.3%)

6 (50.0%)

6 (60.0%)

38 (36.2%)

0.117

Neoplasia (%)

16 (19.3%)

2 (16.7%)

6 (60.0%)

24 (22.9%)

0.013

s Creatinine (mg/dL) median, (min-max)

4.5 (1.5–16.0)

3.3 (2.3–6.4)

3.6 (2.5–6.7)

4.2 (1.5–16.0)

0.492

eGFR-EPI (mL/min) median, (min-max)

12.8 (3.0–44.6)

16.2 (7.7–25.5)

15.1 (5.7–19.7)

13.2 (3.0–44.6)

0.885

Proteinuria (g/day) median, (min-max)

1.5 (0.1–9)

1.4 (0.7–5.7)

3.3 (0.1–11)

1.5 (0.1–11)

0.407

Proteinuria > =1 g/day (%)

55 (67.9%)

8 (66.7%)

7 (70.0%)

70 (68.0%)

0.986

Proteinuria > =3 g/day (%)

21 (25.9%)

4 (33.3%)

5 (50.0%)

30 (29.1%)

0.270

Glomerulonephritis-systemic disease (%)

26 (31.3%)

2 (16.7%)

2 (20.0%)

30 (28.6%)

0.472

Nephroangiosclerosis and/or diabetes (%)

37 (44.6%)

10 (83.3%)

5 (50.0%)

52 (49.5%)

0.043

ADPKD (%)

7 (8.4%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (20.0%)

9 (8.6%)

0.247

Type of dialysis (% HD)

71 (85.5%)

10 (83.3%)

10 (100%)

91 (86.6%)

0.457

dialysis in emergency n (%)

3 (3.6%)

0

0

3 (2.8%)

0.630