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Table 3 Incidence rate ratios of different reasons for admission between the combined and transfer groups

From: Is combined peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis redundant? A nationwide study from Taiwan

Outcome

Combined group

Transfer group

SHR (95% CI)

p-value

Event

Person-years

Rate

Event

Person-years

Rate

Peritonitis

49

328

149.36

25

379

65.93

2.06 (1.23–3.46)

0.006

Infection due to vascular devices, implants, and grafts

13

328

39.63

27

379

71.20

0.46 (0.23–0.92)

0.03

Infection other than peritonitis and vascular devices

31

328

94.50

26

379

68.57

1.22 (0.66–2.26)

0.53

Other complications of PD

56

328

170.70

49

379

129.22

0.88 (0.57–1.36)

0.56

Other complications of vascular devices

23

328

70.11

39

379

102.85

0.69 (0.40–1.21)

0.20

CAD

23

328

70.11

18

379

47.47

1.52 (0.79–2.95)

0.21

  1. CAD coronary artery disease
  2. Rate, per 1000 person-years. SHR subdistribution HR
  3. Adjusted for age, sex, diabetes, chronic heart failure, Charlson comorbidity index, recent peritonitis, and type of vascular access for HD