Table 1 Demographics and outcomes of patients in the retrospective cohort 

Number of patients

43

27

Age (years)

58.6 ± 14.5

53.5 ± 16.3

0.18

Race:

 African American

21 (49%)

9 (33%)

0.20

 White

8 (19%)

8 (30%)

0.28

 Asian

6 (14%)

2 (7%)

0.40

Ethnicity:

 Hispanic

7 (16%)

8 (30%)

0.18

 Number of PD training days

6.3

6.4

0.93

 Time on PD prior to study (months)

17 (IQR: 4 -23)

51 (IQR: 25–64)

 < 0.001

Rate of PD-related encounters:

 Telephone and Office

1.6

1.4

0.81

 ED and Hospitalization

0.3

0.3

1.00

 Cycler issues

0.09

0.15

0.49