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Table 1 Patient characteristics, by dialysis modality

From: Perceptions about the dialysis modality decision process among peritoneal dialysis and in-center hemodialysis patients

Variable

PD (n = 614)a

HD (n = 1346)a

Patient age, mean (SD) years

59.9 (15.0)

63.0 (14.5)

Male

53.9%

57.4%

Race

 White

70.2%

59.5%

 Black

23.0%

35.8%

 Other

6.8%

4.7%

Time on dialysis

 0 to < 6 months

5.6%

6.2%

 6 to < 12 months

11.4%

8.6%

 12 to < 36 months

46.1%

31.1%

 36+ months

30.6%

54.1%

Diabetes

41%

43.3%

  1. aOne PD patient and 9 HD patients were missing demographic data
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