Table 1

- Baseline characteristics and scores; M±SD; row percentages are provided for the variables: dialysis vintage, diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and hypertension.

CharacteristicsHemodialysis n=56Peritoneal dialysis n=27
n (%), M±SD
Age51.41±15.3247.04±15.7t (81) =1.21, p=0.23
GenderF 30 (53.6) M 26 (46.4)F 7 (25.9) M 20 (74.1)X2(1)=5.63, p=0.02
Years of education9.72±5.911.44±4.46t (80)=-1.34, p=0.18
Dialysis vintage (months)66.42±74.6841.04±37.88t (80)=1.66, p=0.1
Ischemic heart disease16 (88.9)2 (11.1)X2 (1)=4.8, p=0.028
Diabetes23 (65.7)12 (34.4)X2 (1)=0.09, p=0.77
Hypertension46 (64.8)25 (35.2)X2 (1)=1.61, p=0.21
MoCA-A19.96±5.74,(range 7 – 30)23.11±3.78, (range 14 – 29)t (78)=-2.57, p=0.01
MoCA-B22.44±5.46, (range 9 – 30)25.56 (3.66), (range 16 – 29)t (75)=-2.58, p=0.01
MoCA - Montreal Cognitive Assessment