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:The prevalence of patients on automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) is increasing worldwide and may be guided by clinical characteristics, financial issues and patient option. Whether socioeconomic factors at the patient level may influence the decision for the initial peritoneal dialysis (PD) modality is unknown. This is a prospective cohort study. The primary outcome of interest was the probability to start PD on APD. The inclusion criteria were adult patients incident in PD. Exclusion criteria were missing data for either race or initial PD modality. We used a mixed-model analysis clustering patients according to their PD center and region of the country. We included 3,901 patients of which 1,819 (46.6%) had APD as their first modality. We found a significant disparity for race and educational level with African American patients less likely to start on APD (Odds ratio 0.74 CI95% 0.58-0.94) compared to Whites whilst those with greater educational levels were more likely to start on APD (Odds ratio 3.70, CI95% 2.25-6.09) compared to illiterate patients. Limiting the use of APD in disadvantaged population may be unethical. Demographics and socioeconomic status should not be necessarily part of the decision-making process of PD modality choice.
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Pecoits-Filho R,Ribeiro SC,Kirk A,da Silva HS,Pille A,Falavinha RS Jr,Filho SS,Figueiredo AE,Barretti P,de Moraes TPdoi
10.1038/s41598-017-05544-1subject
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