UPS patients who completed education and chose dialysis modality (n = 177) | PD (n = 103) | HD (n = 74) | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 67 (38-85) | 71 (36-86) | 64 (4-82) | 0.09 |
Sex, M/F, % | 69 / 31 | 66 / 34 | 73 / 27 | 0.41 |
eGFR, ml/min /1.73 m2 BSA | 7 [4–16] | 7 [4–19] | 7 [3–12] | 0.34 |
Charlson comorbidity index, CCI | 6 [2–10] | 7 [2–10] | 5 [3–9] | 0.01 |
Comorbidities, % | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Diabetes  Congestive heart failure  Myocardial infarct  Peripheral vascular disease | 41 29 18 14 | 45 39 22 17 | 35 16 11 9 | 0.22 <0.01 0.07 0.19 |
Primary renal diseasea, % | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Chronic renal failure, etiology unknown  Glomerulonephritis  Renal vascular disease  Diabetic nephropathy  Otherb | 12 20 18 23 27 | 12 28 17 23 20 | 12 17 20 22 29 | 0.32 |
Patients source, % | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 In-patient admission  Out-patient referral | 68 32 | 74 26 | 59 41 | 0.05 |
Referral, % | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Primary care  Other hospital specialty  Missing/unknown | 59 40 1 | 65 34 1 | 51 49 0 | 0.09 |
 Hospitalization for the unplanned start, % | 89 | 87 | 91 | 0.51 |
Countries, % | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 United Kingdom  Germany  Denmark  Sweden  Austria  France | 33 40 10 6 3 8 | 28 48 13 7 1 3 | 41 27 7 5 5 15 | <0.01 |