Table 1.
Baseline demography and disease characteristics
| Baseline patient characteristics | Patients (n) | Ratio (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 2,671 | 71.00 |
| Female | 1,091 | 29.00 |
| Unknown or not recorded | 0 | 0.00 |
| Age (years) | ||
| 0–19 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 20–29 | 10 | 0.27 |
| 30–39 | 70 | 1.86 |
| 40–49 | 231 | 6.14 |
| 50–59 | 501 | 13.32 |
| 60–69 | 1,103 | 29.32 |
| 70–79 | 1,253 | 33.31 |
| 80–89 | 547 | 14.54 |
| ≥90 | 42 | 1.12 |
| Unknown or not recorded | 5 | 0.13 |
| Complication (yes/no) | ||
| No | 51 | 1.36 |
| Yes | 3,704 | 98.46 |
| Unknown or not recorded | 7 | 0.19 |
| Complication (by disease) (yes/no) | ||
| Hypertension | ||
| No | 794 | 21.11 |
| Yes | 2,961 | 78.71 |
| Unknown or not recorded | 7 | 0.19 |
| Hyperphosphatemia | ||
| No | 1,604 | 42.64 |
| Yes | 2,151 | 57.18 |
| Unknown or not recorded | 7 | 0.19 |
| Diabetes mellitus | ||
| No | 1,993 | 52.98 |
| Yes | 1,762 | 46.84 |
| Unknown or not recorded | 7 | 0.19 |
| Anemia | ||
| No | 2,541 | 67.54 |
| Yes | 1,214 | 32.27 |
| Unknown or not recorded | 7 | 0.19 |
| Hyperparathyroidism secondary | ||
| No | 2,477 | 65.84 |
| Yes | 1,278 | 33.97 |
| Unknown or not recorded | 7 | 0.19 |
| Duration of hemodialysis (years) | ||
| ≤1 | 883 | 23.47 |
| >1 to ≤2 | 490 | 13.02 |
| >2 to ≤5 | 912 | 24.24 |
| >5 to ≤10 | 777 | 20.65 |
| >10 | 696 | 18.50 |
| Unknown or not recorded | 4 | 0.11 |
| Allergy or hypersensitivity (yes/no) | ||
| No | 2,800 | 74.43 |
| Yes | 633 | 16.83 |
| Unknown or not recorded | 329 | 8.75 |