Table 2.
Comorbidities of dialysis patients in 2012
| Variables | Hemodialysis patients (%) | Peritoneal dialysis patients (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac | 18.0 | 14.2 |
| Coronary artery disease | 9.3 | 7.6 |
| Congestive heart failure | 4.3 | 5.0 |
| Pericardial effusion | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Arrhythmia | 3.8 | 1.1 |
| Vascular | 51.2 | 60.7 |
| Cerebrovascular accident | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| Hypertension | 45.9 | 55.3 |
| Other vascular disease | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Infection | 5.0 | 8.5 |
| Pneumonia | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Peritonitis | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| Herpes zoster | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Access/exit site infection | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Other infections | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Liver disease | 7.9 | 4.6 |
| Hepatitis B | 4.6 | 3.4 |
| Hepatitis C | 2.9 | 0.8 |
| Congestive liver | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Hemochromatosis | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Other liver diseases | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Gastrointestinal | 10.8 | 6.4 |
| Gastric ulcer | 2.3 | 1.0 |
| Duodenal ulcer | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Constipation | 1.7 | 0.2 |
| Other gastrointestinal diseases | 6.3 | 4.9 |
| Miscellaneous | 7.0 | 5.6 |
| Malnutrition (Alb < 2.5 g/dL) | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Malignancy | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Hypertensive retinopathy | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Uremic dermatitis | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Uremic neuritis | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Uremic dementia | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Uremic ascites/pleural effusion | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Osteodystrophy | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| COPD and other pulmonary diseases | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Decubitus ulcer/DM foot | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Alb, serum albumin; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DM, diabetes mellitus.