Comparative Study on the Outcomes of Elective-Start versus Urgent-Start Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Placement

Table 1

Demographics and comorbidities of the elective-start and urgent-start groups.

Characteristics	Elective-start group, N = 211 (%)	Urgent-start group, N = 29 (%)	value
Age	55.8 (15.6)	47.2 (15.9)	0.009
Sex			0.203
Female	121 (57.3)	13 (44.8)
Male	90 (42.7)	16 (55.2)
Body Mass index (BMI)	29.2 (7.4)	28.4 (6.8)	0.855
Diabetes	100 (47.4)	15 (51.8)	0.662
Hypertension	193 (91.5)	29 (100)	0.102
Coronary artery disease	53 (25.1)	6 (20.7)	0.604
Congestive heart failure	52 (24.6)	5 (17.2)	0.380
Peripheral vascular disease	26 (12.3)	3 (10.3)	0.759
Cerebrovascular disease	13 (6.2)	1 (3.5)	0.559

Mean (Standard deviation).