Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the total population
Overall n = 235❖ | AVF/AVG at study entry❖ n = 96 | CVC at study entry❖ n = 139 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Femoral access | 4.3 | 2.1 | 5.8 |
Age in years (mean (SD)) | 65 (15) | 66 (14) | 64 (15) |
Age groups | |||
< 75 years | 71.5 | 69.8 | 72.7 |
75 + | 28.5 | 30.2 | 27.3 |
Women* | 33.2 | 22.9 | 40.3 |
Primary cause of renal disease* | |||
Diabetes mellitus | 23.8 | 27.1 | 21.6 |
Glomerulonephritis | 19.6 | 19.8 | 19.4 |
Cystic kidney disease | 8.1 | 13.5 | 4.3 |
Other urologic | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
Hypertension | 3.8 | 6.2 | 2.2 |
Other cause | 16.2 | 11.5 | 19.4 |
Unknown/missing | 22.1 | 15.6 | 26.6 |
Comorbidities | |||
Hypertension | 68.9 | 67.7 | 69.8 |
Diabetes | 35.3 | 33.3 | 36.7 |
Atherosclerotic heart disease | 24.3 | 26.0 | 23.0 |
Congestive heart failure | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.8 |
Other cardiac | 22.1 | 25.0 | 20.1 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 11.9 | 13.5 | 10.8 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 8.5 | 7.3 | 9.4 |