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. 2009 Feb 25;10:5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-10-5

Table 4.

Average weekly doses by frequency of administration, dialysis type and total patients (mITT population; N = 411)

Average weekly doses (IU/kg)
Population by Weeks 12–24 Weeks 37–52

Frequency of administration n (%) Mean ± SD Median (Range) n (%) Mean ± SD Median (Range)

3× per week 158 (100.0) 103.5 ± 88.0 77.9 (13.3–804.0) 126 (79.8) 114.4 ± 130.7 90.5 (0.0–1293.6)

2× per week 150 (100.0) 76.9 ± 58.5 62.2 (11.5–417.5) 131 (87.3) 79.2 ± 68.6 62.01 (2.5–436.5)

1× per week 103 (100.0) 65.9 ± 57.8 48.8 (2.3–335.0) 88 (85.4) 80.9 ± 96.8 47.5 (0.0–622.6)

Dialysis type

Predialysis 32 (100.0) 87.7 ± 73.5 56.0 (19.1–335.0) 26 (81.2) 122.6 ± 133.3 73.2 (14.9–622.6)

Haemodialysis 288 (100.0) 82.3 ± 57.9 66.5 (2.3–396.0) 242 (84.0) 90.5 ± 102.6 69.0 (0.0–1293.6)

Peritoneal dialysis 91 (100.0) 89.8 ± 107.3 60.4 (12.2–804.0) 77 (84.6) 88.8 ± 92.4 61.9 (4.4–436.5)

Total 411 (100.0) 84.4 ± 72.7 64.8 (2.3–804.0) 345 (83.9) 92.5 ± 103.1 66.0 (0.0–1293.6)