The three-year incidence of major hemorrhage among older adults initiating chronic dialysis

Table 4 Total 3-year cumulative incidence and event rates of hemorrhage (per 1,000 person years), its subtypes, and related endoscopy stratified by dialysis modality

Outcome		Total		P value
Outcome		Hemodialysis	Peritoneal dialysis	P value
Total hemorrhage	3-yr incidence	14.63%	13.58%	0.21
Total hemorrhage	Event rate	53.37	48.86
Upper gastrointestinal	3-yr incidence	6.09%	5.92%	0.76
Upper gastrointestinal	Event rate	21.07	20.38
Lower gastrointestinal	3-yr incidence	9.04%	8.21%	0.22
Lower gastrointestinal	Event rate	31.85	28.59
Intra-cerebral	3-yr incidence	0.88%	0.73%	0.51
Intra-cerebral	Event rate	2.94	2.45
Subarachnoid	3-yr incidence	-	-
Subarachnoid	Event rate	0.30	0.46
Gastrointestinal endoscopy	3-yr incidence	14.13%	17.84%	<0.0001
Gastrointestinal endoscopy	Event rate	51.64	66.24

Note: 3-year cumulative incidence of subarachnoid hemorrhage cell values were suppressed for the purposes of privacy and confidentiality.

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