Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of HD patients cared for at NephroCare-Chile, 2021.
| Baseline characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Total | 9,712 | 100.0 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 5,579 | 57.4 |
| Female | 4,133 | 42.6 |
| Age (years) | ||
| Average ± SD | 61.5 ± 14.6 | |
| Min; Max | 18; 98 | |
| Health facility providing care | ||
| Central zone (Metropolitan Region) | 4,815 | 49.6 |
| North zone | 1,686 | 17.4 |
| South zone | 3,211 | 33.1 |
| Comorbidities | ||
| Diabetic | 3,399 | 35.0 |
| Malnourished | 943 | 9.7 |
| Anemic | 2,497 | 25.7 |
| Time on dialysis (months) | ||
| Average ± SD | 67.6 ± 65.8 | |
| Min; Max |
0.0; 517 |
|
| Laboratory findings |
Average ± SD |
Min; Max |
| Albumin (g/dl) | 4.0 ± 0.4 | 1.6; 5.4 |
| iPTH (pg/ml) | 393.7 ± 457.6 | 1; 4,999 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 10.7 ± 1.4 | 4.0; 18.4 |
| Calcium (mg/dl) | 8.8 ± 0.6 | 6.0; 12.2 |
| Phosphorus (mg/dl) | 4.6 ± 1.4 | 1.0; 11.2 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | 8.0 ± 2.5 | 1.4; 19.0 |
| Potassium (mmol/l) | 5.2 ± 0.6 | 2.8; 8.9 |
| Kt/V OCM | 1.6 ± 0.3 | 0.2; 4.4 |
|
Kt/V Daugirdas |
1.7 ± 0.3 |
0.5; 4.7 |
| Associated with covid-19 | ||
| |
n |
% |
| Infected | 942 | 9.7 |
| Hospitalized | 208 | 22.1 |
| Days of hospitalization | ||
| Average ± SD | 16.1 ± 16.8 | |
| Min; Max | 1; 115 | |
| Fatalities | 148 | 1.5 |
| Case fatality | 15.7 | |
| Age (years) | ||
| Average ± SD | 67.2 ± 11.3 | |
| Min; Max | 21; 91 | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 89 | 60.1 |
| Female | 59 | 39.9 |