Table 4. Center Specific Selection Criteria and Patient Mean Age Data.
| Nation (Dialysis Prevalence per Million) | Percent1 Centers Excluding 55 + | Percent1 Centers Excluding 65 + | Percent1 Centers Excluding All Diabetics | Percent1 Centers Allowing All Diabetics | Mean Age2 Patients on Hospital Hemodialysis | Mean Age2 New Patients on Hospital Hemodialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria (69) | 0 | 41 | 18 | 29 | 44.9 | 44.9 |
| Belgium (123) | 0. | 32 | 7 | 33 | 49.9 | 49.1 |
| Denmark (86) | 11 | 56 | 11 | 22 | 46.3 | 42.7 |
| Finland (36) | 66 | 89 | 11 | 16 | 41.0 | 40.0 |
| France (133) | 0 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 48.4 | 47.9 |
| West Germany (117) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 75 | 49.4 | 48.9 |
| Greece (61) | 4 | 26 | 4 | 48 | 47.3 | 47.0 |
| Ireland (47) | 33 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 41.5 | 39.3 |
| Israel (144) | 0 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 45.8 | 46.9 |
| Italy (120) | 1 | 12 | 1 | 75 | 48.2 | 48.2 |
| Luxembourg (80) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 50.5 | 51.4 |
| Netherlands (92) | 0 | 40 | 8 | 28 | 48.2 | 46.3 |
| Norway (31) | 0 | 56 | 0 | 25 | 51.3 | 48.5 |
| Spain (78) | 15 | 54 | 21 | 22 | 41.1 | 41.4 |
| Sweden (65) | 0 | 42 | 18 | 14 | 49.3 | 47.4 |
| Switzerland (127) | 0 | 30 | 0 | 56 | 51.3 | 49.3 |
| United Kingdom (53) | 35 | 80 | 33 | 10 | 40.6 | 39.8 |
| United States (209) | 03 | 03 | 03 | 100 | 52.0 | —4 |
1
A. J. Wing et al., Combined Report on Regular Dialysis Transplantation in Europe, VIII, 1977, Tables VI and VIII, in B. H. B. Robinson and J. B. Hawkins, eds., Dialysis Transplantation Nephrology (Turnbridge Wells: Pittman Medical, 1978).
2
F. P. Brunner et al., Combined Report on Regular Dialysis and Transplantation in Europe, IX, 1978, Table VIII.
3
There are approximately 15 to 20 pediatric dialysis centers in the United States (source: Pediatric Renal Unit, The Children's Hospital, Boston; telephone conversation).
4
This information was not available from HCFA.