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. 2012 Apr 6;5(2):173–178.

Table 1.

Demographic data and history of 245 patients

Variables Value %
Men/women 148/96 60.7/39.3
Mean age (year) 47.77
Smoking 36 18.75

Underline disease HTN 106 43.3
HTN + DM 52 21.2
DM 11 4.5
No disease 26 10.6
missing 16 6.5

Limb of AVF Dominant 36 14.7
Not dominant 155 63.3
missing 54 22

Limb of AVF Right 202 82.4
Left 32 13.1
missing 11 4.5

Place of AVF Elbow 95 38.8
Snuff box 89 36.3
Forearm 24 9.8
Wrist 16 6.5
missing 21 8.6

Kind of anastomosis S-S 131 53.6
E-S 92 37.6
E-E 3 1.2
missing 19 7.8

Meand length of anastomosis (mm) 9.99 (4-18)

Vein Cephalic 145 59.2
Cubital 75 30.6
Basilic 1 0.4
missing 24 9.8

Atherosclerosis No 182 74.3
Mild 30 12.2
Severe 8 3.3
missing 25 10.2

AVF function Good 205 83.7
Poor 14 5.7
No 3 1.2
missing 23 9.4

AVF: Arteriovenous fistula, HTN: Hypertension, DM: Diabetes Mellitus, S-S: side to side, E-S: End to Side, E-E: End to End.