Table 3 Outcome of the patients according to the dialysis facility level during the follow up after IPTW.

From: The dialysis facility levels and sizes are associated with outcomes of incident hemodialysis patients

Outcome

Number of event (%)

HR or SHR (95% CI)

Medical center

Non-medical center

Clinics

Medical center vs. non-medical center

Medical center vs. clinics

Non-medical center vs. clinics

All-cause mortality

2 year

14.5

17.6

16.9

0.80 (0.78–0.82)*

0.84 (0.82–0.86)*

1.05 (1.02–1.07)*

Overall

45.5

48.8

48.6

0.87 (0.86–0.89)*

0.89 (0.87–0.90)*

1.015 (0.999–1.03)

Cardiovascular death

2 year

7.7

8.7

8.5

0.86 (0.83–0.90)*

0.89 (0.86–0.92)*

1.03 (0.99–1.07)

Overall

23.4

23.9

23.8

0.92 (0.90–0.94)*

0.93 (0.91–0.95)*

1.02 (0.99–1.04)

Infection-related death

2 year

7.0

8.3

7.5

0.82 (0.79–0.86)*

0.91 (0.88–0.95)*

1.11 (1.07–1.15)*

Overall

19.7

22.0

20.6

0.84 (0.82–0.86)*

0.91 (0.89–0.93)*

1.08 (1.06–1.10)*

MACCEa

2 year

13.1

13.9

13.2

0.93 (0.90–0.96)*

0.98 (0.96–1.01)

1.06 (1.03–1.09)*

Overall

32.2

32.7

31.8

0.97 (0.95–0.98)*

1.00 (0.99–1.02)

1.04 (1.02–1.06)*

All-cause admission

2 year

65.4

69.1

61.9

0.89 (0.88–0.91)*

1.12 (1.10–1.13)*

1.25 (1.23–1.26)*

Overall

82.9

85.0

81.2

0.90 (0.89–0.91)*

1.10 (1.09–1.11)*

1.22 (1.20–1.23)*

Infection-related hospitalization

2 year

35.1

39.9

32.2

0.84 (0.83–0.85)*

1.11 (1.09–1.13)*

1.32 (1.30–1.35)*

Overall

57.3

60.6

54.0

0.88 (0.86–0.89)*

1.09 (1.08–1.11)*

1.25 (1.23–1.26)*

Renal transplantation

2 year

0.72

0.53

0.41

1.32 (1.16–1.51)*

1.73 (1.50–2.00)*

1.31 (1.12–1.52)*

Overall

2.2

1.4

1.2

1.42 (1.31–1.53)*

1.80 (1.65–1.96)*

1.27 (1.16–1.39)*

  1. HR hazard ratio, SHR subdistribution hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, MACCE major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events.
  2. Data were presented as percentage.
  3. *P value < 0.05;
  4. aIncluding acute myocardial infarction, acute ischemic stroke and cardiovascular death.
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