Table 3.

Bleeding events according to various characteristics

Characteristic	Category	Total number of GI bleeding events	GI bleeding events per 1,000 person- years
Overall		133,967	161.0
Age	0–39	5,433	130.0
	40–49	9,296	139.6
	50–59	16,980	143.0
	60–69	31,769	158.0
	70–79	46,570	171.7
	80+	23,919	180.2
Sex	Male	66,140	154.0
	Female	67,827	168.5
Race	White	79,393	155.3
	Black	48,230	175.5
	Other	6,344	138.2
Etiology of ESRD	Diabetes	64,901	159.5
	Hypertension	41,537	170.9
	Glomerulonephritis	9,236	143.1
	Other	18,293	155.5
Initial modality	HD	125,321	162.7
	PD	8,646	139.6
Year	1996	1,518	131.9
	1997	5,538	128.0
	1998	8,809	129.6
	1999	11,384	134.3
	2000	13,466	140.3
	2001	15,761	153.1
	2002	16,881	160.4
	2003	17,197	167.5
	2004	17,470	186.9
	2005	15,527	201.2
	2006	10,416	221.2

ESRD end-stage renal disease, HD hemodialysis, PD peritoneal dialysis