Table 8.
Type of vascular access operations in patients on HD
| Variable | Operations for AVF/AVG |
Tunneled cuffed catheter |
Noncuffed catheter |
Stable AVF /AVG |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 1019 | 9.45 | 181 | 1.68 | 2469 | 22.91 | 7748 | 71.88 |
| Female | 559 | 7.38 | 125 | 1.65 | 1868 | 24.66 | 5388 | 71.14 |
| Age group (yr) | ||||||||
| 0–19 | 2 | 0.56 | 3 | 0.84 | 144 | 40.22 | 211 | 58.94 |
| 20–44 | 305 | 7.60 | 45 | 1.12 | 667 | 16.62 | 3173 | 79.05 |
| 45–64 | 749 | 9.07 | 134 | 1.62 | 1835 | 22.21 | 6026 | 72.95 |
| 65–74 | 323 | 9.20 | 70 | 1.99 | 977 | 27.83 | 2362 | 67.27 |
| ≥75 | 198 | 9.09 | 54 | 2.48 | 711 | 32.63 | 1338 | 61.40 |
| Unknown | 1 | 3.33 | 0.00 | 3 | 10.00 | 26 | 86.67 | |
| Insurance type | ||||||||
| UEBMI | 971 | 8.45 | 164 | 1.43 | 2359 | 20.52 | 8547 | 74.36 |
| URBMI | 607 | 8.85 | 142 | 2.07 | 1978 | 28.84 | 4589 | 66.90 |
| Total | 1578 | 8.60 | 306 | 1.67 | 4337 | 23.63 | 13,136 | 71.57 |
AVF, arteriovenous fistula; AVG, arteriovenous graft; HD, hemodialysis; UEBMI, Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance; URBMI, Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance.