Table 15.
Percentage of cause-specific hospitalizations among patients on HD
| Variable | CVD |
Infectious diseases |
Access events |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1896 | 32.93 | 532 | 9.24 | 918 | 15.95 |
| Female | 1476 | 34.70 | 373 | 8.77 | 718 | 16.88 |
| Age group (yr) | ||||||
| 0–19 | 91 | 40.63 | 90 | 40.18 | 62 | 27.68 |
| 20–44 | 446 | 24.06 | 155 | 8.36 | 277 | 14.94 |
| 45–64 | 1438 | 32.60 | 313 | 7.10 | 721 | 16.35 |
| 65–74 | 810 | 38.14 | 168 | 7.91 | 346 | 16.29 |
| ≥75 | 583 | 42.03 | 178 | 12.83 | 229 | 16.51 |
| Diabetes | ||||||
| No | 2024 | 28.77 | 664 | 9.44 | 933 | 13.26 |
| Yes | 1348 | 45.30 | 241 | 8.10 | 703 | 23.62 |
| Hospital level | ||||||
| Primary hospital | 599 | 35.83 | 241 | 14.41 | 356 | 21.29 |
| Secondary hospital | 916 | 25.56 | 265 | 7.39 | 397 | 11.08 |
| Tertiary hospital | 1857 | 39.05 | 399 | 8.39 | 883 | 18.57 |
| Total | 3372 | 33.68 | 905 | 9.04 | 1636 | 16.34 |
CVD, cardiovascular disease; HD, hemodialysis.