Table 1 Comparison of demographic characteristics between dialysis patients with cancer (DC group) and without cancers (D group) during 2006–2011
Variables | Total | D group, n (%) | DC group, n (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 1177 | 1028 (87.3%) | 149 (12.7%) | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.727 |
 Female | 585 (49.7%) | 513 (49.9%) | 72 (48.3%) |  |
 Male | 592 (50.3%) | 515 (50.1%) | 77 (51.7%) |  |
Age, years | 69.7 ± 11.9 | 69.7 ± 12.1 | 69.9 ± 10.4 | 0.791 |
Survival (years, median) | 2.63 | 2.63 | 2.52 | 0.300 |
CCI | 4.7 ± 4.2 | 4.6 ± 4.0 | 5.4 ± 5.3 | 0.270 |
Diabetes | 696 (59.1%) | 636 (61.9%) | 60 (40.3%) | < 0.001 |
Hypertension | 908 (77.1%) | 803 (78.1%) | 105 (70.5%) | 0.047 |
Stroke | 339 (28.8%) | 313 (30.4%) | 26 (17.4%) | 0.001 |
Socioeconomic status | ||||
 HSS | 45 (3.8%) | 36 (3.5%) | 9 (6.0%) | 0.165 |
 MSS | 378 (32.1%) | 323 (31.4%) | 55 (36.9%) | 0.189 |
 LSS | 754 (64.1%) | 669 (65.1%) | 85 (57.0%) | 0.067 |
Urbanization | ||||
 Urban | 641 (54.5%) | 562 (54.7%) | 79 (53.0%) | 0.725 |
 Suburban | 380 (32.3%) | 329 (32.0%) | 51 (34.2%) | 0.575 |
 Rural | 156 (13.3%) | 137 (13.3%) | 19 (12.8%) | 1 |
Teaching hospital in the last month of life | 595 (54.2%) | 521 (54.4%) | 74 (52.5%) | 0.717 |