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Table 3 Demographic data of chronic dialysis patients versus patients with normal renal function

From: Epidemiology and outcomes of Endophthalmitis in chronic dialysis patients: a 13-year experience in a tertiary referral center in Taiwan

 

Dialysis

Control

 

Endogenous (N = 25)

Exogenous (N = 7)

Endogenous (N = 31)

Exogenous (N = 26)

Male

12

48.0%

6

85.7%

16

51.6%

13

50.0%

Age

64

±13

62

± 8

61

± 12

67

± 13

Co-morbidities

        

 Diabetes mellitus

18

72.0%

6

85.7%

24

77.4%

14

53.8%

 Hypertension

20

80.0%#

5

71.4%

13

41.9%

10

38.5%

 Coronary artery disease

7

28.0%#

1

14.3%

1

3.2%

0

0%

 Congestive heart failure

6

24.0%#

1

14.3%

0

0%

0

0%

 Stroke

4

16.0%

2

28.6%*

1

3.2%

0

0%

 Hepatitis B

1

4.0%

0

0%

2

6.5%

1

3.8%

 Hepatitis C

3

12.0%

2

28.6%*

2

6.5%

0

0%

 Cirrhosis

2

8.0%

1

14.3%

4

12.9%

0

0%

 Cancer

3

12.0%

1

14.3%

3

9.7%

0

0%

 Immunosuppression

1

4.0%

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

Vascular access

HD = 24+, PD = 1

HD = 7

      

 AVF

15

62.5%

7

100%

    

 AVG

1

4.1%

0

     

 TCC

9

37.5%

0

     
  1. AVF native arterio-venous fistula, AVG arterio-venous graft, TCC tunneled cuffed catheter, HD hemodialysis, PD peritoneal dialysis
  2. +One hemodialysis patient in the endogenous group had both AVF and TCC
  3. # p < 0.05 Endogenous: Dialysis v.s. Control
  4. *p < 0.05 Exogenous: Dialysis v.s. Control