Table 1.
Patient characteristics at initiation of kidney replacement therapy
| Total N = 11,873 | |
|---|---|
| No. (%) | |
| Age (years) | |
| 0–1.99 | 1845 (15.5%) |
| 2–5.99 | 1899 (16.0%) |
| 6–11.99 | 3587 (30.2%) |
| 12–19.99 | 4542 (38.3%) |
| % Male | 58.4 |
| First treatment modality | |
| HD | 4486 (37.8%) |
| PD | 5217 (43.9%) |
| Kidney transplant | 2082 (17.5%) |
| Unknown dialysis | 88 (0.7%) |
| Primary renal disease | |
| CAKUT | 4283 (36.1) |
| Glomerulonephritis | 2095 (17.7) |
| Cystic kidneys | 1421 (12.0) |
| Hereditary nephropathy | 713 (6.0) |
| Ischemic renal failure | 215 (1.8) |
| HUS | 490 (4.1) |
| Metabolic disease | 375 (3.1) |
| Vasculitis | 213 (1.8) |
| Miscellaneous | 1257 (10.6) |
| Unknown/Missing | 811 (6.8) |
HD hemodialysis; PD peritoneal dialysis; CAKUT congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract; HUS hemolytic uremic syndrome