Table 3.

Age and gender distributions of the enrolled hemodialysis patients

Age of initial dialysis	%
Under 30	10.06
30~39	15.00
40~49	21.48
50~59	21.40
60~69	17.79
70~79	11.75
80+	2.52
Average age, years (mean ± SD)	51.2 ± 15.8
Gender	%
Males	58.96
Females	41.04