Table 1 Demographic characteristics of ESKD patients in the study

Female

242 (56.94)

180 (55.21)

62 (62.63)

0.192^a

Age (years)

56.27 ± 14.21

55.77 ± 14.38

57.89 ± 13.58

0.207^b

Diabetes mellitus

251 (59.06)

187 (57.36)

64 (64.65)

0.197^a

Height (cm)

159.3 ± 8.53

159.25 ± 8.92

159.59 ± 7.14

0.700^c

eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m²)

4.62 ± 2.90

4.80 ± 3.09

4.01 ± 2.06

0.052^b

BUN (mg/dL)

105.0 ± 40.20

105.58 ± 43.09

103.31 ± 29.65

0.840^b

Albumin (g/dL)

3.4 ± 0.61

3.35 ± 0.62

3.47 ± 0.59

0.170^c

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

8.2 ± 1.57

8.22 ± 1.59

8.25 ± 1.51

0.854^c

Within 1 year follow-up after catheter placement

 Catheter dysfunction requiring surgical remover

14 (3.29)

13 (3.99)

1 (1.01)

0.204^d

 Exit-site infection

28 (28.00)

20 (21.50)

8 (6.50)

0.494^a

Within 2 years follow-up after catheter placement

 Death

171 (40.24)

129 (39.57)

42 (42.42)

0.612^a