Table 2 Characteristics of included patients according to their respondent status
| Â | Overall (N = 420) | Respondents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | YES (N = 283) | NO (N = 137) | P |
Male sex (%) | 61.0 | 63.3 | 56.2 | 0.17 |
Age at dialysis onset, year | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   m ± SD | 68.2 ± 14.8 | 67.1 ± 14.6 | 70.5 ± 15.1 | 0.03 |
   <45 (%) | 8.6 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 0.06 |
   45 - 64 (%) | 23.8 | 26.9 | 17.5 |  |
   ≥65 (%) | 67.6 | 64.0 | 75.2 |  |
Body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2 (%) | 59.8 | 60.8 | 57.7 | 0.55 |
Primary renal disease (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Glomerulonephritis | 10.3 | 11.3 | 8.1 | 0.55 |
   Diabetic nephropathy | 22.7 | 20.5 | 27.2 |  |
   Hypertensive nephropathy | 23.6 | 24.4 | 22.1 |  |
   Hereditary nephropathy | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 |  |
   Others | 37.9 | 38.2 | 37.5 |  |
Comorbid condition (%) | 47.1 | 44.2 | 53.3 | 0.08 |
Quality of therapeutic practices (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   High | 22.1 | 23.7 | 19.0 | 0.12 |
   Moderate | 65.7 | 62.5 | 72.3 |  |
   Poor | 12.1 | 13.8 | 8.8 |  |
Time since referral to a nephrologist, months | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   m ± SD | 42.0 ± 52.3 | 43.0 ± 51.9 | 39.9 ± 53.2 | 0.57 |
   >12 (%) | 69.3 | 72.8 | 62.0 | 0.07 |
   [4 - 12[ (%) | 17.9 | 16.3 | 21.2 |  |
   [1 - 4[ (%) | 12.9 | 11.0 | 16.8 |  |
Number of nephrology consultations (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   6 or more | 24.6 | 28.0 | 17.5 | 0.06 |
   3 - 5 | 49.2 | 47.2 | 53.3 |  |
   0 - 2 | 26.3 | 24.8 | 29.2 |  |