Dialysis patient demographics. Gender ratio of HD and PD patients according to year (A); ABO blood type and hepatitis virus of HD and PD patients (B); age distribution of dialysis patients according to dialysis modalities (C), years (D), and underlying diseases (E); duration of maintenance HD and PD versus percent of estimated patient number according to year (F); duration of dialysis maintenance in diabetic and nondiabetic patients (G); distribution of BMI (H) and mean blood pressure (I) in HD and PD patients (blood pressure is higher in HD patients than in PD patients); and systolic and diastolic blood pressures with pulse pressure in HD and PD patients (J). BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; DM, diabetic patients; HD, hemodialysis; HTN, hypertensive nephrosclerosis; GN, glomerulonephritis; MBP, mean blood pressure; PD, peritoneal dialysis.