Classification | Total | NHIa) | MAb) | t or χ2 score | p-value | |||
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n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
All | 305 | 100 | 237 | 100 | 68 | 100 | Â | Â |
Age ± SD | 60.1 ± 13.6 | 61.8 ± 13.5 | 53.9 ± 12.2 | 4.63 | < 0.0001 | |||
Gender | ||||||||
 Male | 142 | 46.6 | 99 | 41.8 | 43 | 63.2 | 9.78 | 0.002 |
 Female | 163 | 53.4 | 138 | 58.2 | 25 | 36.8 | ||
Age | ||||||||
 < 65 years | 182 | 59.7 | 127 | 53.6 | 55 | 80.9 | 16.36 | <.0001 |
 ≥65 years | 123 | 40.3 | 110 | 46.4 | 13 | 19.1 | ||
Survey year | ||||||||
 2008 | 34 | 11.2 | 26 | 11.0 | 8 | 11.8 | 0.98 | 0.964 |
 2009 | 47 | 15.4 | 37 | 15.6 | 10 | 14.7 | ||
 2010 | 56 | 18.4 | 43 | 18.1 | 13 | 19.1 | ||
 2011 | 60 | 19.7 | 46 | 19.4 | 14 | 20.6 | ||
 2012 | 52 | 17.1 | 39 | 16.5 | 13 | 19.1 | ||
 2013 | 56 | 18.4 | 46 | 19.4 | 10 | 14.7 | ||
Type of healthcare servicec) | ||||||||
 Dialysis (HD or PD) | 128 | 42.0 | 93 | 39.2 | 35 | 51.5 | 4.39 | 0.11 |
 Kidney transplantation | 21 | 6.9 | 19 | 8.0 | 2 | 2.9 | ||
 Conservative care | 156 | 51.2 | 125 | 52.7 | 31 | 45.6 | ||
Total household income decile ±SD | 4.1 ± 2.7 | 4.5 ± 2.8 | 2.6 ± 1.6 | 7.36 | <.0001 | |||
Number of comorbidities ±SD | 4.6 ± 2.7 | 4.5 ± 2.6 | 5.0 ± 3.0 | −1.24 | 0.21 |