Table 4 Baseline characteristics stratified by dialysis withdrawal, death to other cause and no withdrawal
From: Dialysis withdrawal and symptoms of anxiety and depression: a prospective cohort study
Baseline characteristics | Withdrawal n = 48 | Death by other cause* n = 122 | No withdrawal** n = 621 |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 77 ± 11 | 71 ± 11 | 63 ± 15 |
Male | 30 (63%) | 77 (63%) | 382 (61%) |
Ethnicity (% immigrant) . European . Sub-Saharan . Northern Africa/Western Asia . Southern Asia/South Eastern Asia . South America/Caribbean | 10 (22%) 40 (87%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 4 (9%) 2 (4%) | 45 (40%) 75 (67%) 0 (0%) 5 (5%) 10 (9%) 22 (20%) | 281 (50%) 320 (56%) 22 (4%) 51 (9%) 51 (9%) 126 (22%) |
Married | 22 (52%) | 55 (53%) | 290 (53%) |
Has children | 35 (83%) | 92 (88%) | 432 (79%) |
Low education | 211 (38%) | 45 (48%) | 23 (55%) |
Employed | 0 (0%) | 8 (8%) | 64 (12%) |
Dialysis vintage (months) | 33 [6–53] | 21 [5–52] | 12 [4–45] |
Peritoneal Dialysis | 6 (13%) | 10 (8%) | 74 (12%) |
Central venous catheter | 8 (17%) | 13 (11%) | 81 (13%) |
Residual diuresis > 100 ml/24 h | 33 (69%) | 79 (65%) | 439 (71%) |
On waiting list for Tx | 1 (2%) | 13 (11%) | 200 (32%) |
DAVIES comorbidity scale: . No . Intermediate . Severe | 6 (13%) 24 (50%) 18 (38%) | 19 (16%) 67 (55%) 36 (30%) | 176 (28%) 345 (56%) 100 (16%) |
Comorbidities: . Diabetes mellitus . Heart failure . Peripheral vascular disease | 25 (52%) 14 (29%) 15 (31%) | 67 (55%) 27 (22%) 27 (18%) | 259 (42%) 96 (16%) 69 (11%) |
Mental health: . Depression (BDI ≥ 13) . BDI score . Anxiety (BAI ≥ 16) . BAI score . Mental score SF-12 . Physical score SF-12 | 18 (55%) 14 ± 7 10 (26%) 12 ± 8 49 ± 10 35 ± 11 | 38 (43%) 14 ± 11 23 (30%) 13 ± 12 48 ± 12 36 ± 12 | 207 (43%) 13 ± 10 100 (22%) 10 ± 10 49 ± 11 38 ± 11 |