Associations of employment status and educational levels with mortality and hospitalization in the dialysis outcomes and practice patterns study in Japan

Yasuo Imanishi, Shingo Fukuma, Angelo Karaboyas, Bruce M Robinson, Ronald L Pisoni, Takanobu Nomura, Takashi Akiba, Tadao Akizawa, Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Akira Saito, Shunichi Fukuhara and Masaaki Inaba

PLOS ONE, 2017, vol. 12, issue 3, 1-11

Abstract: Background: Socioeconomic status (SES) factors such as employment, educational attainment, income, and marital status can affect the health and well-being of the general population and have been associated with the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, no studies to date in Japan have reported on the prognosis of patients with CKD with respect to SES. This study aimed to investigate the influences of employment and education level on mortality and hospitalization among maintenance hemodialysis (HD) patients in Japan. Methods: Data on 7974 HD patients enrolled in Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study phases 1–4 (1999–2011) in Japan were analysed. Employment status, education level, demographic data, and comorbidities were abstracted at entry into DOPPS from patient records. Mortality and hospitalization events were collected during follow-up. Patients on dialysis

Date: 2017
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