Table 1.
Patients baseline characteristics
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2209 | total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N treatments |
302 |
653 |
925 |
480 |
462 |
314 |
212 |
222 |
138 |
3708 |
| % total |
8.1 |
17.6 |
25.0 |
12.9 |
12.5 |
8.5 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
3.7 |
100.00 |
| Female: male (n = 3696) |
44:56 |
46:54 |
48:52 |
54:46 |
43:57 |
41:59 |
36:64 |
37:63 |
39:61 |
45:55 |
| Age, yrs mean (SD) (n = 2721) |
12.9(10.5) |
15.3(12.4) |
15.9(13) |
15.8(12.2) |
13.6(11.6) |
17.5(12) |
17.8(13.4) |
20.6(14.1) |
22(14.6) |
16(12.7) |
| Weight, kg mean (SD) (n = 3626) | 31(16.5) | 36.7(19.6) | 37.9(20) | 36.5(18.3) | 32.2(16.8) | 40.4(17.7) | 36.2(18) | 39.4(17) | 47.3(19.3) | 36.5(19) |