Table 3 Characteristics of patients who died by withdrawal from dialysis of financial constraints compared to patients who died from other causes
From: Impact of residual urine volume decline on the survival of chronic hemodialysis patients in Kinshasa
Variables | Patients died by withdrawal from HD (n = 46) | Other causes of mortality (n = 61) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender, n (%) | 0.093 | ||
Male | 33 (71.7) | 38 (62.3) | |
Female | 13 (28.3) | 23 (37.7) | |
Mean Age, years | 50.7 ± 13.3 | 53.7 ± 13.1 | 0.260 |
Profession, n (%) | 0.261 | ||
Unemployed | 25 (54.3) | 26 (42.6) | |
Employed | 21 (45.7) | 35 (57.4) | |
SEL, n (%) | 0.005 | ||
Low | 16 (34.8) | 10 (16.4) | |
Medium | 30 (65.2) | 43 (70.5) | |
High | - | 8 (13.1) | |
Financing, n (%) | 0.001 | ||
Not secured | 43 (93.5) | 41 (67.2) | |
secured | 3 (6.5) | 20 (32.8) | |
EPO | 0.002 | ||
No | 37 (80.4) | 32 (52.5) | |
Yes | 9 (19.6) | 29 (47.5) | |
Vascular access, n (%) | |||
catheter | 46 (100) | 58 (95.1) | 0.177 |
AVF | - | 3 (4.9) | |
IRUV* (ml/day)*, n = 250 | 240 (150–400) | 290 (200–400) | 0.939 |
Decline RUV* (ml/day/month), n = 248 | 66.7 (33.3–150) | 50.8 (33.3–116.7) | 0.693 |
Weekly hours of HD, n (%) | 0.021 | ||
≤8 | 32 (69,6) | 30 (49.2) | |
≥12 | 14 (30,4) | 31 (50.8) | |
Duration in HD* (month) | 4 (3–5) | 4,5 (4–6) | 0.180 |