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Table 2 Baseline characteristics in 126 patients stratified by reached endpoint after follow-up

From: Self-rated health, quality of life and appetite as predictors of initiation of dialysis and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease stages 4–5: a prospective cohort study

 

Pre-dialyses patients

N = 76a

Dialyses patients

N = 21

Kidney transplanted

N = 16

Deceased patients

N = 13

Characteristics

Median [IQR]

Median [IQR]

p valueb

Median [IQR]

p valuec

Median [IQR]

p valued

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

17 [8]

12 [4]

< 0.001

11.5 [3]

< 0.001

16 [6]

0.38

Serum albumin (g/L)

37 [6]5

34 [4]

0.03

38 [3]

0.9

36 [11]

0.31

CCI

3 [2]

4 [2]

0.02

2 [1]

0.73

4 [2]

0.06

Men, n (%)

44 (83)

16 (76)

0.13

14 (88)

0.03

9 (69)

0.44

Age, years

72 [17]

62 [15]

0.14

47 [16]

< 0.001

81 [10]

0.31

Drugs pEr day

8 [69]

10 [5]

0.02

8 [5]

0.40

10 [8]

0.28

Erythropoietin, n (%)

26 (34)

14 (67)

< 0.01

8 (50)

0.23

8 (24)

0.06

Phosphate binders, n (%)

17 (22)

10 (48)

0.03

6 (37)

0.21

4 (20)

0.51

Self-rated health

N (%)

N (%)

 

N (%)

 

N (%)

 

Excellent/very good

19 (25)

2 (10)

 

4 (25)

 

1 (8)

 

Good

38(50)

7 (33)

 

7 (44)

 

4 (31)

 

Fair/poor

19(25)

12 (57)

0.02

5 (31)

0.65

8 (62)

0.03

Self-rated appetite

Excellent/very good

54 (71)

9(43)

 

9 (56)

 

6 (46)

 

Good

19 (25)

11(52)

 

7 (44)

 

4 (31)

 

Fair/poor

3 (4)

1 (5)

0.05

0.78

3 (23)

0.03

Quality of life

Very good

18 (24)

6 (29)

 

6 (38)

 

 

Good

42 (55)

8 (38)

 

9 (56)

 

5(38)

 

Low

16 (21)

7 (33)

0.34

1 (6)

0.05

8 (62)

0.01

  1. CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index
  2. a Patients still in pre-dialysis care
  3. b Difference between dialysis starters and pre-dialysis group
  4. c Difference between the transplanted and pre-dialysis group
  5. d Difference between deceased and pre-dialysis group
  6. e 1 missing