Table 2.
Number (%) of patients (except as noted) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
By frequency of administration | By dialysis type | ||||||
3× weekly (n = 158) | 2× weekly (n = 150) | 1× weekly (n = 103) | Predialysis (n = 32) | Haemo-dialysis (n = 288) | Peritoneal dialysis (n = 91) | Total (N = 411) | |
Sex | |||||||
Male | 101 (63.9) | 82 (54.7) | 50 (48.5) | 13 (40.6) | 175 (60.8) | 45 (49.5) | 233 (56.7) |
Female | 57 (36.1) | 68 (45.3) | 53 (51.5) | 19 (59.4) | 113 (39.2) | 46 (50.5) | 178 (43.3) |
Age (Years) | |||||||
Mean (± SD) |
59.4 (15.9) | 60.5 (15.5) | 56.7 (14.4) | 63.9 (12.4) |
60.7 (15.6) |
52.4 (14.0) | 59.2 (15.42) |
Median (range) | 61 (19–87) |
64 (19–85) |
58 (26–86) |
66 (29–86) |
64 (19–87) |
53 (24–86) |
61 (19–87) |
Race | |||||||
Caucasian | 110 (69.6) | 111 (74.0) | 64 (62.1) | 26 (81.3) | 212 (73.6) | 47 (51.6) | 285 (69.3) |
Black | 41 (25.9) | 34 (22.7) | 32 (31.1) | 6 (18.8) | 67 (23.3) | 34 (37.4) | 107 (26.0) |
Asian or Oriental | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) | 4 (4.4) | 5 (1.2) |
Multiracial | 5 (3.2) | 5 (3.3) | 4 (3.9) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (2.8) | 6 (6.6) | 14 (3.4) |