Table 3 Participant characteristics at first dialysis
|  | All (N = 180) | Chinese American (N = 82) | Others (N = 98) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) | 66.5 (14.6) | 72.7 (11.4) | 61.0 (14.9) |  < 0.0001 |
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2), mean (SD) | 9.9 (4.5) | 9.6 (5.1) | 10.1 (3.9) | 0.50 |
Arteriovenous fistula or graft placed prior to first dialysis, n (%) | 106 (61.3) | 48 (61.3) | 58 (61.1) | 0.95 |
Peritoneal dialysis catheter placed prior to first dialysis, n (%) | 47 (27.0) | 16 (20.0) | 31 (33.0) | 0.05 |
Transplant candidate, n (%) | 35 (20.0) | 14 (17.3) | 21 (22.3) | 0.40 |
First dialysis initiated in hospital, n (%) | 98 (65.3) | 49 (73.1) | 49 (59.0) | 0.07 |
Code status reported, n (%) | 33 (18.3) | 10 (12.2) | 23 (23.5) | 0.05 |