Table 1: Distribution of characteristics of patients.

Switch

Non switch

PD vs. PD-HD

HD vs. HD-PD

Characteristics

Total

HD to DP

DP to HD

P Value

HD

DP

P Value

P Value

P Value

Total, n

196

60

136

6664

312

Sex, n(%): Men

121 (61.7)

39 (65)

82 (60.3)

0.633

4295 (64.5)

190 (60.9)

0.205

0.904

0.928

Age: (Year)

65.1 ± 16.7

61.6 ± 16.2

66.6 ± 16

0.056

69.99 ± 14.43

68.5 ± 17.7

0.153

0.295

0

Min-Max

[22.3 ± 92.1]

[19.7-8]

[18.1-97.3]

[18.3-95.5]

Age category n (%)

0.024

469 (7)

40 (12.8)

0

0.386

0

≤ 45

25 (12.8)

10 (16.7)

15 (11)

46-65

61 (31.1)

26 (43.3)

35 (25.7)

1557 (23.4)

71 (22.9)

66-75

41 (20.9)

10 (16.7)

31 (22.8)

1659 (24.9)

54 (17.3)

> 75

69 (35.2)

14 (23.3)

55 (40.4)

2980 (44.7)

147 (47.1)

Primary renal disease n (%)

0.335

0.099

0.297

0.081

Diabetes

48 (24.5)

12 (20)

36 (26.5)

1416 (21.2)

56 (17.9)

Glomerulonephritis

24 (12.2)

11 (18)

13 (9.6)

604 (9.1)

37 (11.9)

Hypertension

59 (30.1)

20 (33.3)

39 (28.7)

1944 (29.2)

106 (34)

vascular

1 (0.5)

0

1

63 (0.9)

2 (0.6)

Other disease

64 (32.7)

17 (28.3)

47 (34.6)

2638 (39.6)

111 (35.6)

EPO before dialyse: Yes n (%)

83 (42.3)

13 (21.7)

70 (51.5)

0

2204 (41.1)

170 (54.5)

0

0.123

0.031

Creatinin initial

618.6 ± 248.6

682.5 ± 295

589.2 ± 219.1

0.057

600.9 ± 271.9

561.8 ± 237.5

0.015

0.319

0.041

Albumin initial

35.1 ± 6.91

35 ± 9.59

35.5 ± 5.5

0.995

32.6 ± 6.5

36.6 ± 7.5

0.618

0.16

0.083

Haemoglobin initial

10.6 ± 1.5

10.2 ± 1.8

10.9 ± 1.4

0.015

10.2 ± 1.6

10.7 ± 1.5

0

0.313

0.99

Urgent yes n (%)

38 (22.8)

25 (51)

13 (11)

0

1741 (26.1)

13 (4.2)

0

0.048

0.002

BMI kg/m²

24.6 ± 4.8

23.5 ± 4.9

25.7 ± 4.7]

0.018

25.2 ± 5.1

24.7 ± 4.1

0.067

0.305

0.007

Albumin

34.2 ± 8.6

33.9 ± 8.6

34.38 ± 5.2

0.715

33.5 ± 6.4

34.6 ± 6.9

0.035

0.798

0.729

Haemoglobin

10.7 ± 1.6

9.7 ± 1.2

11.27 ± 1.66

0

10.3 ± 5.1

11.2 ± 1.4

0

0.923

0.004

EPO after start dialyse: Yes n (%)

130 (66.3)

47

83

0.011

4819 (76.3)

207 (66.3)

0.057

0.412

0.112

Diabetes n (%)

67 (34.9)

21 (35)

46 (34.8)

0.984

2374 (38.5)

91 (31)

0.01

0.434

0.595

HTA n (%)

148 (75.5)

43 (71.7)

105 (77.2)

0.444

4729 (78)

230 (80.1)

0.422

0.997

0.523

Cardiovascular disease n (%)

84 (42.9)

30 (50)

54 (39.7)

0.273

3355 (54.8)

157 (54.5)

0.952

0.012

0.515

Chronic respiratory disease n (%)

17 (8.7)

5 (8.3)

12 (8.8)

0.852

730 (12)

25 (8.7)

0.093

0.873

0.434

Number co-morbidity n (%)

0.684

0.02

0.254

0.331

0

70 (36.5)

19 (31.7)

51 (38.6)

1521 (24.6)

94 (31.8)

1

58 (30.2)

19 (31.7)

39 (29.5)

1860 (30.1)

79 (26.7)

≥ 2

64 (33.3)

22 (36.7)

42 (31.8)

2806 (45.4)

123 (41.6)

Mobility n (%)

0.158

0

0.311

0.369

Walk without help

150 (87.7)

42 (84)

108 (89.3)

3723 (77.3)

213 (83.5)

Totally dependent for transfers

6 (3.5)

4 (8)

2 (1.7)

358 (7.4)

10 (3.9)

Need assistance for transfers

15 (8.8)

4 (8)

11 (9.1)

737 (15.3)

32 (12.5)

Activity professional Yes n (%)

35 (23)

18 (39.1)

17 (16)

0.003

438 (10.7)

37 (16.3)

0.012

0.952

0

Hospitalization yes: n (%)

98 (64.1)

29 (65.9)

69 (63.3)

0.853

2366 (49.2)

146 (65.8)

0

0.713

0.033

Handicap yes

17 (9.2)

7 (12.7)

10 (7.7)

0.403

797 (13.1)

33 (11.6)

0.474

0.233

0.968