From: Regional variation in care at the end of life: discontinuation of dialysis
Variable | All patients | Patients with discontinuation of dialysis | Patients without discontinuation of dialysis |
---|---|---|---|
No. of patients | 715,605 | 176,021 | 539,584 |
Age at dialysis onset, mean (SD) | 66.7 (11.92) | 70.1 (11.20) | 65.6 (11.94) |
Age at death, mean (SD) | 70.0 (11.34) | 73.2 (10.65) | 69.0 (11.37) |
Age at death, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
40 – 59 | 140,670 (19.7) | 21,133 (12.0) | 119,537 (22.2) |
60 – 69 | 179,489 (25.1) | 36,937 (21.0) | 142,552 (26.4) |
70 – 79 | 235,667 (32.9) | 63,532 (36.1) | 172,135 (31.9) |
80+ | 159,779 (22.3) | 54,419 (30.9) | 105,360 (19.5) |
Male sex, n (%) | 374,605 (52.3) | 86,301 (49.0) | 288,304 (53.4) |
Race, n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
White | 468,979 (65.5) | 138,203 (78.5) | 330,776 (61.3) |
Black | 212,576 (29.7) | 31,290 (17.8) | 181,286 (33.6) |
Asian | 20,459 (2.9) | 3,713 (2.1) | 16,746 (3.1) |
American Indian | 9,479 (1.3) | 2,168 (1.2) | 7,311 (1.4) |
Other | 4,112 (0.6) | 647 (0.4) | 3,465 (0.6) |
Location,* n (%) | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | 562,156 (78.6) | 133,957 (76.1) | 428,199 (79.4) |
Large rural city/town | 74,316 (10.4) | 20,758 (11.8) | 53,558 (9.9) |
Small rural town | 46,060 (6.4) | 12,105 (6.9) | 33,955 (6.3) |
Isolated small rural town | 33,073 (4.6) | 9,201 (5.2) | 23,872 (4.4) |
Hemodialysis,** n (%) | 672,623 (94.0) | 166,308 (94.5) | 506,315 (93.8) |
Years on dialysis, mean (SD) | 3.2 (2.90) | 3.0 (2.77) | 3.3 (2.94) |
Years on dialysis, median (Q1, Q3) | 2.4 (1.1, 4.5) | 2.2 (0.9, 4.2) | 2.5 (1.1, 4.6) |