Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics according to dialysis modality and initiation pattern for first time dialysis

N

507

43

68

–

116

243

37

–

Men, n (%)

288 (56.8)

21 (48.8)

40 (58.8)

0.303^a

65 (56.0)

140 (57.6)

22 (59.5)

0.925^a

Age, years, n (%)

61.8 ± 15.5

52.1 ± 10.2

49.3 ± 13.3

0.327^b

67.3 ± 13.2

63.8 ± 14.6

61.8 ± 15.5

0.075^d

 ≧65

233 (44.0)

4 (9.3)

8 (11.8)

0.763^c

69 (59.5)

119 (49.0)

23 (62.2)

0.092^a

Predialysis education program

281 (55.4)

32 (74.4)

30 (44.1)

0.002^a

106 (91.4)*^#

100 (41.2)*

13 (35.1)^#

< 0.001^a

 Diabetes mellitus

217 (42.8)

10 (23.3)

17 (25.0)

0.835^a

56 (48.3)

119 (49.0)

15 (40.5)

0.631^a

 Glomerulonephritis

115 (22.7)

16 (37.2)

30 (44.1)

0.472^a

18 (15.5)

42 (17.3)

9 (24.3)

0.467^a

 Others

175 (34.5)

17 (39.5)

21 (30.9)

0.349^a

42 (36.2)

82 (33.7)

13 (35.1)

0.898^a

 Diabetes mellitus

247 (48.7)

12 (27.9)

19 (27.9)

0.997^a

60 (51.7)

139 (57.2)

17 (45.9)

0.338^a

 Hypertension

426 (84.0)

38 (88.4)

56 (82.4)

0.391^a

99 (85.3)

207 (85.2)

26 (70.3)

0.062^a

 Hyperlipidemia

117 (23.1)

9 (20.9)

23 (33.8)

0.144^a

27 (23.3)

48 (19.8)

10 (27.0)

0.515^a

 CAD

65 (12.8)

4 (9.3)

9 (13.2)

0.763^c

10 (8.6)

34 (14.0)

8 (21.6)

0.102^a

 CHF

80 (15.8)

3 (7.0)

11 (16.2)

0.241^c

10 (8.6)*

50 (20.6)*

6 (16.2)

0.018^a

 VHD

25 (4.9)

1 (2.3)

2 (2.9)

1.000^c

2 (1.7)

16 (6.6)

4 (10.8)

0.058^a

 CVA

44 (8.7)

2 (4.7)

1 (1.5)

0.558^c

12 (10.3)

21 (8.6)

8 (21.6)

0.054^a

 PAOD

27 (5.3)

1 (2.3)

5 (7.4)

0.402^c

5 (4.3)

14 (5.8)

2 (5.4)

0.848^a

 Cancer

44 (8.7)

2 (4.7)

1 (1.5)

0.558^c

13 (11.2)^#

19 (7.8)^$

9 (24.3)^#$

0.008^a

 Creatinine, mg/dl

12.3 ± 5.1

12.6 ± 4.0

15.4 ± 6.1

0.008^b

11.2 ± 4.0

12.1 ± 5.1

12.3 ± 5.1

0.057^d

 eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m²

4.1 ± 1.8

3.9 ± 1.8

3.6 ± 2.0

0.111^b

4.1 ± 1.6^#

4.1 ± 1.8^$

5.1 ± 2.2^#$

0.020^d

 Albumin, g/dl

3.6 ± 0.6

4.1 ± 0.5

3.7 ± 0.5

0.002^b

3.8 ± 0.5*^#

3.4 ± 0.6*

3.6 ± 0.6^#

< 0.001^d

 Hemoglobin, g/dl

8.7 ± 1.6

9.1 ± 1.4

8.4 ± 1.9

0.130^e

9.3 ± 1.4*

8.3 ± 1.5*

8.7 ± 1.6

< 0.001^f

 Potassium, mmol/l

4.6 ± 0.9

4.5 ± 0.7

4.7 ± 0.9

0.365^b

4.5 ± 0.8

4.7 ± 1.0

4.6 ± 0.9

0.395^d

 Phosphorus, mg/dl

6.7 ± 2.2

5.8 ± 1.5

7.7 ± 2.5

< 0.001^b

5.9 ± 1.9*

6.8 ± 2.2*

6.7 ± 2.2

0.010^d