Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients on chronic hemodialysis
Total (N = 1558) | LFF (N = 772) | Non-LFF (N = 786) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | ||||
18–44 | 162 (10.40) | 74 (9.59) | 88 (11.20) | 0.677 |
45–64 | 659 (42.30) | 327 (42.36) | 332 (42.24) | |
65–84 | 708 (45.44) | 358 (46.37) | 350 (44.53) | |
≥ 85 | 29 (1.86) | 13 (1.68) | 16 (2.04) | |
Mean ± SD | 62.53 ± 13.34 | 62.71 ± 13.22 | 62.36 ± 13.45 | 0.601 |
Sex | ||||
Female | 732 (46.98) | 381 (49.35) | 351 (44.66) | 0.063 |
Male | 826 (53.02) | 391 (50.65) | 435 (55.34) | |
Income, NTD per month | ||||
< 20,000 | 1174 (75.35) | 586 (75.91) | 588 (74.81) | 0.485 |
20,000–400,000 | 248 (15.92) | 115 (14.90) | 133 (16.92) | |
≥ 40,000 | 136 (8.73) | 71 (9.20) | 65 (8.27) | |
Urbanization | ||||
1 | 429 (27.71) | 202 (26.34) | 227 (29.07) | 0.048 |
2 | 808 (52.20) | 427 (55.67) | 381 (48.78) | |
3 | 278 (17.96) | 123 (16.04) | 155 (19.85) | |
4 | 33 (2.13) | 15 (1.96) | 18 (2.30) | |
Provider level | ||||
Medical center | 236 (15.15) | 134 (17.36) | 102 (12.98) | 0.005 |
Regional hospital | 454 (29.14) | 236 (30.57) | 218 (27.74) | |
District hospital | 303 (19.45) | 153 (19.82) | 150 (19.08) | |
Private clinic | 565 (36.26) | 249 (32.25) | 316 (40.20) | |
Dialysis frequency, per month | ||||
< 10 | 425 (27.28) | 169 (21.89) | 256 (32.57) | < 0.001 |
≥ 10 | 1133 (72.72) | 603 (78.11) | 530 (67.43) | |
CCI | ||||
0–2 | 505 (32.41) | 258 (33.42) | 247 (31.42) | 0.415 |
3–4 | 532 (34.15) | 268 (34.72) | 264 (33.59) | |
≥ 5 | 521 (33.44) | 246 (31.87) | 275 (34.99) | |
Mean ± SD | 3.77 ± 2.48 | 3.68 ± 2.43 | 3.86 ± 2.53 | 0.152 |
Comorbidity | ||||
Hypertension | 1471 (94.42) | 734 (95.08) | 737 (93.77) | 0.260 |
Ischemic heart disease | 701 (44.99) | 343 (44.43) | 358 (45.55) | 0.658 |
Congestive heart failure | 640 (41.08) | 306 (39.64) | 334 (42.49) | 0.252 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 268 (17.20) | 134 (17.36) | 134 (17.05) | 0.872 |
Arrhythmia | 304 (19.51) | 145 (18.78) | 159 (20.23) | 0.471 |
Diabetes mellitus | 955 (61.30) | 489 (63.34) | 466 (59.29) | 0.100 |
Hyperlipidemia | 897 (57.57) | 446 (57.77) | 451 (57.38) | 0.875 |
Cerebrovascular accident | 455 (29.20) | 212 (27.46) | 243 (30.92) | 0.134 |
Hypotension | 60 (3.85) | 29 (3.76) | 31 (3.94) | 0.848 |
Shock | 50 (3.21) | 24 (3.11) | 26 (3.31) | 0.824 |
Bloodstream related infection | 301 (19.32) | 141 (18.26) | 160 (20.36) | 0.299 |
Drug use | ||||
Anticoagulant | 61 (3.92) | 31 (4.02) | 30 (3.82) | 0.840 |
Antiplatelet Agent | 794 (50.96) | 384 (49.74) | 410 (52.16) | 0.339 |
Phosphodiesterase Inhibitor | 930 (59.69) | 468 (60.62) | 462 (58.78) | 0.458 |
Statin | 788 (50.58) | 401 (51.94) | 387 (49.24) | 0.285 |
Midodrinea | 83 (5.33) | 40 (5.18) | 43 (5.47) | 0.799 |