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Table 3 Clinical characteristics of 177 patients who completed UPS-EP and chose a preferred dialysis modality: PD or HD

From: Offering Patients Therapy Options in Unplanned Start (OPTiONS): Implementation of an educational program is feasible and effective

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, %

    

 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, %

    

 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, %

    

 In-patient admission

 Out-patient referral

68

32

74

26

59

41

0.05

Referral, %

    

 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, %

    

 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

  1. Values are expressed as median (10-90 percentiles) or percentage. CCI, Charlson comorbidity index; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate. Significant differences are marked in bold (p < 0.05)
  2. aCause of renal disease
  3. bPyelonephritis, interstitial nephropathy, cystic kidney disease, inherited renal disease, renal hypoplasia, multisystem renal disease, myeloma, amyloid, other renal disease