Comparison of patients who died while on the at-risk register to those who were not, but died during the follow-up period
| Patients on the list who died (n=28) | Patients not on the list who died (n=14) | Statistic | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (median) | 71 | 71 | z=−0.6 | 0.95 |
| Sex, n (%) | χ2=0.001 | 0.97 | ||
| M | 25 (92.6) | 12 (92.3) | ||
| F | 2 (7.4) | 1 (7.7) | ||
| Ethnicity, n (%) | χ2=1.2035 | 0.27 | ||
| Caucasian | 16 (59.3) | 10 (76.9) | ||
| Non-Caucasian | 11 (40.7) | 3 (23.1) | ||
| Dialysis, n (%) | χ2=2.2248 | 0.33 | ||
| HD | 17 (60.7) | 10 (76.9) | ||
| PD | 4 (14.3) | 0 (0) | ||
| Predialysis | 7 (25) | 3 (23.1) | ||
| Dialysis vintage, median | 2 years | 3 years | z=0.756 | 0.45 |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 4 (33.3) | 9 (34.6) | χ2=0.0060 | 0.94 |
| Charlson comorbidity index, median | 4 | 3 | z=−1.525 | 0.13 |
| Mode of death, n (%) | χ2=15.0615 | 0.005 | ||
| Withdrawal from dialysis | 9 (32.1) | 3 (23.1) | ||
| Sudden death | 1 (3.6) | 4 (30.8) | ||
| Cardiovascular | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cerebrovascular | 5 (17.9) | 1 (7.7) | ||
| Sepsis | 0 (0) | 3 (23.1) | ||
| Unknown | 13 (46.4) | 2 (15.4) | ||