Characteristic | N | Overall | Readmitted (n = 159) | Not readmitted (n = 560) | P* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient characteristics | |||||
Mean age (SD), years | 719 | 56.1 (14.9) | 55.2 (15.4) | 56.3 (14.7) | 0.4 |
Male sex, n (%) | 719 | 378 (52.6) | 78 (49.1) | 300 (53.6) | 0.3 |
Black race, n (%) | 718 | 659 (91.8) | 147 (92.5) | 512 (91.6) | > 0.9 |
Medical insurance at dialysis start, n (%) | 692 | 0.5 | |||
Medicare | 122 (17.6) | 34 (22.2) | 88 (16.3) | ||
Medicaid | 165 (23.8) | 36 (23.5) | 129 (23.9) | ||
Private | 170 (24.6) | 34 (22.2) | 136 (25.2) | ||
Other | 63 (9.1) | 14 (9.2) | 49 (9.1) | ||
None | 172 (24.9) | 35 (22.9) | 137 (25.4) | ||
Comorbid conditions, n (%) | 719 | ||||
Congestive heart failure | 244 (33.4) | 64 (40.3) | 180 (32.1) | 0.06 | |
Hypertension | 701 (97.5) | 155 (97.5) | 546 (97.5) | > 0.9 | |
Diabetes | 349 (48.5) | 79 (49.7) | 270 (48.2) | 0.7 | |
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease | 141 (19.6) | 34 (21.4) | 107 (19.1) | 0.5 | |
Cause of ESRD, n (%) | 712 | 0.3 | |||
Hypertension | 308 (43.3) | 49 (30.8) | 144 (26.0) | ||
Diabetes | 193 (27.1) | 69 (43.4) | 239 (43.2) | ||
Glomerulonephritis | 73 (10.3) | 18 (11.3) | 55 (10.0) | ||
Other | 138 (19.4) | 23 (14.5) | 115 (20.8) | ||
Median duration of ESRD (IQR), years | 719 | 2.1 (0.6–5.9) | 1.5 (0.5–5.4) | 2.2 (0.7–6.3) | 0.1 |
Index admission characteristics | |||||
Median length of stay (IQR), days | 719 | 4 (2–6) | 4 (2–8) | 3 (2–6) | 0.007 |
Intensive care utilization, n (%) | 719 | 156 (21.7) | 42 (26.4) | 114 (20.4) | 0.1 |