Table 1 Comparison of the demographic and clinical characteristics of dialysis patients before and after matching using propensity scores.

From: Effect of dialysis modalities on risk of hospitalization for gastrointestinal bleeding

 

Before matching

After matching

All HD patients

All PD patients

p value

Matched HD patients

Matched PD patients

di

Number of patients

81,116

6298

 

6296

6296

 

Age, mean (SD)

61.51 (14.06)

53.36 (15.03)

 < 0.0001

52.89 (15.04)

53.37 (15.03)

3.24

Age group, no. (%)

18–34 years

3081 (3.80)

747 (11.86)

 < 0.0001

816 (12.96)

745 (11.83)

3.42

35–49 years

13,150 (16.21)

1705 (27.07)

 

1726 (27.41)

1705 (27.08)

0.75

50–64 years

28,704 (35.39)

2405 (38.19)

 

2301 (36.55)

2405 (38.2)

3.41

65–79 years

28,574 (35.23)

1157 (18.37)

 

1213 (19.27)

1157 (18.38)

2.28

 ≥ 80 years

7607 (9.38)

284 (4.51)

 

240 (3.81)

284 (4.51)

3.50

Sex, no. of male (%)

41,310 (50.93)

3006 (47.73)

 < 0.0001

3020 (47.97)

3006 (47.74)

0.45

Index year

  

 < 0.0001

   

1998–2001

18,400 (22.68)

125 (1.98)

 

155 (2.46)

125 (1.99)

3.23

2002–2005

18,781 (23.15)

368 (5.84)

 

392 (6.23)

368 (5.84)

1.60

2006–2009

21,093 (26.00)

2691 (42.73)

 

2750 (43.68)

2691 (42.74)

1.89

2010–2013

22,842 (28.16)

3114 (49.44)

 

2999 (47.63)

3112 (49.43)

3.59

Duration of follow-up, years

3.96 (3.63)

2.99 (2.32)

 < 0.0001

3.41 (2.67)

2.99 (2.32)

16.88

Comorbidities, no. (%)

Diabetes mellitus

46,571 (57.41)

2496 (39.63)

 < 0.0001

2453 (38.96)

2496 (39.64)

1.40

Hypertension

66,960 (82.55)

5072 (80.53)

 < 0.0001

5054 (80.27)

5070 (80.53)

0.64

Coronary artery disease

27,645 (34.08)

1463 (23.23)

 < 0.0001

1406 (22.33)

1463 (23.24)

2.16

Peripheral vascular disease

6647 (8.19)

359 (5.7)

 < 0.0001

311 (4.94)

359 (5.70)

3.40

Heart failure

25,895 (31.92)

1276 (20.26)

 < 0.0001

1265 (20.09)

1276 (20.27)

0.44

Stroke

12,349 (15.22)

539 (8.56)

 < 0.0001

528 (8.39)

539 (8.56)

0.63

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

13,984 (17.24)

690 (10.96)

 < 0.0001

615 (9.77)

690 (10.96)

3.91

Hyperlipidemia

30,513 (37.62)

2626 (41.7)

 < 0.0001

2548 (40.47)

2624 (41.68)

2.45

Rheumatological diseases

2855 (3.52)

331 (5.26)

 < 0.0001

301 (4.78)

331 (5.26)

2.18

Baseline medication, no. (%)

Aspirin

25,507 (31.45)

1279 (20.31)

 < 0.0001

1286 (20.43)

1279 (20.31)

0.28

Antiplatelet agent

11,194 (13.8)

678 (10.77)

 < 0.0001

659 (10.47)

678 (10.77)

0.98

Non-steroid anti-inflammation drug

47,513 (58.57)

3073 (48.79)

 < 0.0001

3063 (48.65)

3071 (48.78)

0.25

Cox-2 selective inhibitors

4248 (5.24)

237 (3.76)

 < 0.0001

217 (3.45)

237 (3.76)

1.70

Corticosteroids

19,327 (23.83)

1595 (25.33)

0.0072

1514 (24.05)

1593 (25.3)

2.91

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

2409 (2.97)

143 (2.27)

0.0015

125 (1.99)

143 (2.27)

1.98

Anticoagulants

1807 (2.23)

94 (1.49)

0.0001

97 (1.54)

94 (1.49)

0.39

Gastroprotective agents

27,472 (33.87)

1981 (31.45)

 < 0.0001

1908 (30.3)

1981 (31.46)

2.51

Aldosterone antagonists

9,199 (11.34)

461 (7.32)

 < 0.0001

446 (7.08)

461 (7.32)

0.92

Calcium channel blocker

65,926 (81.27)

5182 (82.28)

0.0483

5160 (81.96)

5180 (82.27)

0.83

Nitrates

29,311 (36.13)

1396 (22.17)

 < 0.0001

1381 (21.93)

1396 (22.17)

0.57

  1. HD Hemodialysis; PD Peritoneal dialysis; di, Standardized differences; SD: Standard deviation.