All patients N = 30 | Dominant-arm AVF group N = 15 | Non-dominant arm AVF group N = 15 | P-value | |
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Age (years) | 63.5 (48–83) | 63.0 (48–81) | 64.0 (47–83) | 0.65 |
Dialysis duration (months) | 48.5 (1–403) | 31.0 (1–331) | 51.0 (5–403) | 0.33 |
Gender (male) | 22 (73%) | 11 (73%) | 11 (73%) | 1.00 |
Performance status (0: 1) | 26: 4 (87%: 13%) | 13: 2 (87%: 13%) | 13: 2 (87%: 13%) | 1.00 |
Dominant arm (right) | 29 (97%) | 15 (100%) | 14 (93%) | 1.00 |
Number of AVF creations | 1 (1–3) | 1 (1–3) | 1 (1–2) | 0.49 |
Occupation | ||||
Blue-collar worker | 7 (23%) | 4 (27%) | 3 (20%) | 1.00 |
White-collar worker | 5 (17%) | 2 (13%) | 3 (20%) | 1.00 |
Unemployed | 18 (60%) | 9 (60%) | 9 (60%) | 1.00 |
Cause of kidney disease | ||||
Diabetes mellitus | 13 (43%) | 7 (47%) | 6 (40%) | 1.00 |
Chronic glomerular nephritis | 13 (43%) | 7 (47%) | 6 (40%) | 1.00 |
Other | 4 (14%) | 1 (6%) | 3 (20%) | 0.60 |
Anastomotic site | ||||
Anatomical snuffbox | 5 (17%) | 2 (13%) | 3 (20%) | 1.00 |
Distal forearm | 21 (70%) | 11 (74%) | 10 (67%) | 1.00 |
Middle forearm | 4 (13%) | 2 (13%) | 2 (13%) | 1.00 |
Proximal forearm | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | – |
Vessel size category of AVFa | ||||
Distal forearm | 1 (0–3) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–3) | 0.17 |
Middle forearm | 1 (0–3) | 0 (0–3) | 1 (0–3) | 0.15 |
Proximal forearm | 1 (0–3) | 1 (0–3) | 1 (0–2) | 0.33 |
After-effect of AVF creation | ||||
Steal syndrome | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | – |
Sore finger syndrome | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | – |
Other | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | – |