Table 1.

Patient characteristics in ethanol lock and heparin lock arms are shown

Variable	Ethanol lock (n=25)	Heparin lock (n=24)
Gender
-→Male	13 (52%)	11 (46%)
-→Female	12 (48%)	13 (54%)
Age (years, mean±SD)	52±18	64±16
Duration of current catheter use prior to trial entry (median days)	25	18.5
Aetiology of chronic kidney disease
-→Diabetic nephropathy	8 (32%)	6 (25%)
-→Glomerulonephritis	8 (32%)	7 (29%)
-→Polycystic kidney disease	2 (8%)	2 (8%)
-→Hypertension	1 (4%)	3 (13%)
-→Chronic interstitial nephritis	1 (4%)	1 (4%)
-→Analgesic nephropathy	1 (4%)	1 (4%)
-→Other	4 (16%)	4 (16%)