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Table 1 Population characteristics for all parathyroidectomy patients by dialysis modality

From: The rate, cost and outcomes of parathyroidectomy in the united states dialysis population from 2016–2018

Variable

All (N = 3,008)

HD (N = 2,749)

PD (N = 259)

Mean (SD) or Count (%)

Mean (SD) or Count (%)

Mean (SD) or Count (%)

Age at Parathyroidectomy

  Age (years)

51.7 (13.1)

51.8 (13.0)

50.4 (13.9)

  Dialysis Vintage (years)

7.0 (3.9)

7.1 (3.9)

5.3 (3.4)

Sex and Race Categories

  Male (%)

1,487 (49.4%)

1,395 (50.7%)

92 (35.5%)

  White (%)

1,173 (39.0%)

1,048 (38.1%)

125 (48.3%)

  Black (%)

1,687 (56.1%)

1,567 (57.0%)

120 (46.3%)

  Asian (%)

73 (2.4%)

NR

NR

  Other (%)

75 (2.5%)

NR

NR

Cause of ESKD

  Hypertension (%)

1,116 (37.1%)

1,007 (36.6%)

109 (42.1%)

  Diabetes (%)

822 (27.3%)

789 (28.7%)

33 (12.7%)

  Glomerulonephritis (%)

525 (17.5%)

467 (17.0%)

58 (22.4%)

  Cystic kidney (%)

172 (5.7%)

NR

NR

  Other (%)

75 (2.5%)

NR

NR

Year of Parathyroidectomy

  2016 (%)

1,594 (53.0%)

1,462 (53.2%)

132 (51.0%)

  2017 (%)

1,414 (47.0%)

1,287 (46.8%)

127 (49.0%)

Other Baseline Variables

  Hospitalization in Prior 12 Months (%)

1,431 (47.6%)

1,361 (49.5%)

70 (27.0%)

  Serum Calcium (corrected, mg/dL)

9.4 (0.8)

9.4 (0.8)

9.6 (0.9)

  Serum Phosphate (mg/dL)

6.4 (1.6)

6.4 (1.6)

6.5 (1.7)

  Calcimimetic Use Within 90 Days (%)

1,288 (42.8%)

1,205 (43.8%)

83 (32.0%)

  IV Vitamin D Use Within 90 Days (%)

1,407 (46.8%)

NR

NR

  Phosphate binder Use Within 90 Days (%)

1,417 (47.1%)

1,312 (47.7%)

105 (40.5%)

Charlson Comorbidity Index

  CCI Index (continuous)

3.6 (3.4)

3.7 (3.4)

1.9 (2.5)

  CCI Score 0 (%)

504 (16.8%)

405 (14.7%)

99 (38.2%)

  CCI Myocardial Infarction (%)

450 (15.0%)

432 (15.7%)

18 (6.9%)

  CCI Congestive Heart Failure (%)

1,279 (42.5%)

1,231 (44.8%)

48 (18.5%)

  CCI Peripheral Vascular Disease (%)

840 (27.9%)

820 (29.8%)

20 (7.7%)

  CCI Cerebrovascular Disease (%)

361 (12.0%)

341 (12.4%)

20 (7.7%)

  1. Selected cardiovascular-related CCI conditions included in table. NR = counts < 11 not reportable according to the data use agreement with the USRDS
  2. CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, HD hemodialysis, PD peritoneal dialysis, SD standard deviation, IV intravenous