Multicenter Investigation of the Initial Hemodialysis Vascular Access and Its Related Factors in Hangzhou of China
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the study population at the time of ESRD onset ().
Parameters
CVC
AVF
value
Mean age, years (SD)
69.60 (12.89)
59.78 (12.77)
4.878
<0.001 ()
Male, (%)
128 (62.14%)
37 (72.55%)
1.929
0.165
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2) (SD)
7.56 (3.08)
8.43 (3.28)
2.11
0.086
Primary etiology of ESRD
10.767
0.013
DN, (%)
84 (40.78%)
12 (23.53%)
CGN, (%)
56 (27.18%)
24 (47.06%)
HN, (%)
32 (15.53%)
4 (7.84%)
Other diseases, (%)
34 (16.50%)
11 (21.57%)
Educational background
1.35
0.51
Bachelor’s degree or above
11 (5.34%)
4 (7.84%)
Secondary education
49 (23.79%)
15 (29.41%)
Primary education or literacy
146 (70.87%)
32 (62.75%)
Five hemodialysis units
5.645
0.227
A
58 (28.16%)
18 (35.29%)
B
18 (8.74%)
9 (17.65%)
C
13 (6.31%)
2 (3.92%)
D
108 (52.43%)
20 (39.22%)
E
9 (4.37%)
2 (3.92%)
DN: diabetic nephropathy; CGN: chronic glomerulonephritis; HN: hypertensive nephropathy; A: Hangzhou First People’s Hospital; B: The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University; C: Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital; D: The First People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Lin’an District; E: The First People’s Hospital of Fuyang Hangzhou.
