Table 1 Characteristics of patients ≥75 years old at initiation of dialysis and comparison between acute unplanned and planned patients
All | Acute Unplanned | Planned | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients, n | 84 | 51 | 33 | |
Mean Age (years) (±SD) | 81.6 ± 4.5 | 81.7 ± 4.9 | 81.3 ± 3.7 | 0.709 |
Sex (Female) | 63% | 65% | 61% | 0.704 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 22.5 ± 4.8 | 22.5 ± 4.5 | 22.4 ± 5.1 | 0.960 |
Serum albumin (g/L) | 24.8 ± 6.0 | 24.2 ± 6.0 | 25.7 ± 5.9 | 0.267 |
HbA1c <6% | 63% | 73% | 49% | 0.026 |
Co-existing conditions (%) | ||||
Diabetes mellitus (DM) | 73% | 75% | 70% | 0.629 |
Ischemic heart disease (IHD) | 82% | 90% | 70% | 0.017 |
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) | 35% | 39% | 27% | 0.261 |
Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) | 20% | 31% | 3% | 0.002 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) | 19% | 28% | 6% | 0.015 |
Cancer | 19% | 20% | 18% | 0.871 |
Cognitive dysfunction | 11% | 12% | 9% | > 0.999 |
Number of comorbiditiesa | < 0.001 | |||
None or one | 19% | 12% | 30% | |
Two | 31% | 19% | 49% | |
Three or more | 50% | 69% | 21% | |