Symptoms are presented as frequencies (%) and the number of symptoms and HRQOL as mean (standard error of the mean).∧Defined as starting dialysis, receiving a kidney transplant, and death.§The onset o
Background: Incident hemodialysis patients have the highest mortality in the first several months after starting dialysis treatments. We hypothesized that the patterns and risk factors associated with
Continuous data are expressed as median (interquartile range) and compared using Kruskall & Wallis test. Categorical data are expressed as the frequency (%) and compared using Chi square test. Abbrevi