Table 1.
Distributions of hyporesponsiveness definitions*
| |
|
Percentile |
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyporesponsiveness definition | Minimum | 10th | 20th | 50th | 80th | 90th | Maximum |
| Monthly EPO dose |
500.0 |
13,800.0 |
22,100.0 |
52,000.0 |
116,000.0 |
176,400.0 |
728,000.0 |
| Monthly EPO dose/patient weight in kg |
3.4 |
180.1 |
291.4 |
677.1 |
1534.8 |
2346.7 |
476,666.7 |
| Resistance index† | 34.0 | 1140.7 | 1869.2 | 4442.3 | 10,361.9 | 16,252.3 | 111,815.5 |
EPO, erythropoietin.
*Monthly erythropoietin dose, monthly erythropoietin dose divided by patient weight in kilograms, and monthly erythropoietin dose divided by patient hemoglobin level.
†Monthly EPO dose divided by patient hemoglobin level.