Table I.

Patient characteristics at baseline and arteriovenous fistula type

Category	Value (%)
Age (yr), mean±SD	62±11.26
Men	23 (56)
Women	18 (44)
Associated pathology
Diabetes	16 (39.0)
Hypertension	36 (87.8)
Ischaemic heart disease	12 (29.3)
Peripheral artery disease	6 (14.6)
Aetiology of renal disease
Diabetes	12 (29.3)
Chronic nephritis	20 (48.8)
Renal cancer	3 (7.3)
Polycystic disease	2 (4.9)
Kidney stones	2 (4.9)
Renovascular disease	1 (2.4)
Nephrotic syndrome	1 (2.4)
Arteriovenous fistula type
Brachiocephalic	32 (78)
Brachiobasilic	9 (22)