Table 1 Population’s characteristics
All patients (N = 1035) | ||
|---|---|---|
Covariates | Median (IQR) | |
Age at PD initiation (years) | 59 (45–69) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 25 (22–28) | |
N | % | |
Sex (Male) | 667 | 64 |
Diabetes | 242 | 23 |
Nephropathy | ||
Polycystic kidney disease | 124 | 12 |
Glomerulonephritis | 227 | 22 |
Systemic disease | 44 | 4 |
Diabetic nephropathy | 129 | 12 |
Interstitial nephritis | 60 | 6 |
Vascular | 198 | 19 |
Uropathy | 32 | 3 |
Other cause | 100 | 10 |
Unknown | 121 | 12 |
Previous treatment | ||
No RRT | 770 | 74 |
Hemodialysis | 197 | 19 |
Transplantation | 19 | 7 |
PD modality (APD) | 628 | 61 |
Modality of PD assistance | ||
Self PD | 937 | 91 |
Family assisted PD | 98 | 9 |
Type of center | ||
General hospital | 487 | 47 |
Non profit | 260 | 25 |
University hospital | 181 | 17 |
Private | 107 | 10 |
Charlson’s score | ||
< 3 | 487 | 47 |
3 | 173 | 17 |
4 | 130 | 13 |
> 4 | 245 | 24 |
Functional impairment | ||
No impairment | 857 | 83 |
Hearing impairment | 41 | 4 |
Visual impairment | 126 | 12 |
Hearing and visual impairment | 11 | 1 |
Manual disability | 46 | 4 |
Illiteracy | 14 | 1 |
Learning disability | 145 | 14 |