Table 2.
Frequency of incident ESA hyporesponders
Cancer N = 416 (%) |
CKD N = 502 (%) |
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Non responsiveness | ||
ΔHb < 0 g/dLa | 146 (35.1) | 152 (30.3) |
Hb < 11 g/dLb | 135 (32.4) | 147 (29.3) |
Only incident ESA users having a baseline Hb value lower than 11 g/dL were included in these analyses
aIncident ESA users with at least one ΔHb < 0 g/dL
bIncident ESA users with Hb values < 11 g/dL or with only one Hb value ≥11 g/dL registered between the 2nd and the 6th month after ID