Table 4. Mortality Rate Ratios in Patients Receiving Dialysis and the General Population Stratified by Sex and Time Period.
| Condition | Mortality rate ratio (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1998-2003 | 2004-2009 | 2010-2015 | |
| Myocardial infarction | ||||
| Female patients | ||||
| Crude | 19.7 (18.9-20.5) | 19.6 (18.4-20.9) | 20.5 (19.1-21.7) | 18.6 (17.1-20.2) |
| Age standardized | 8.9 (8.5-9.2) | 10.1 (9.5-10.7) | 9.0 (8.4-9.6) | 7.9 (7.2-8.6) |
| Male patients | ||||
| Crude | 18.4 (17.9-18.9) | 18.9 (18.1-19.8) | 19.2 (18.3-20.1) | 17.9 (16.9-18.9) |
| Age standardized | 6.7 (6.5-6.9) | 7.3 (7.0-7.7) | 6.8 (6.5-7.1) | 6.4 (6.1-6.8) |
| Stroke | ||||
| Female patients | ||||
| Crude | 15.3 (14.7-16.0) | 14.5 (13.6-15.6) | 16.0 (14.9-17.1) | 15.8 (14.6-17.1) |
| Age standardized | 7.1 (6.8-7.4) | 8.2 (7.6-8.8) | 7.1 (6.7-7.7) | 6.6 (6.1-7.1) |
| Male patients | ||||
| Crude | 18.2 (17.5-18.9) | 18.7 (17.7-19.9) | 18.4 (17.3-19.6) | 18.0 (16.8-19.3) |
| Age standardized | 5.7 (5.5-5.9) | 6.8 (6.4-7.2) | 5.6 (5.3-6.0) | 5.4 (5.0-5.8) |
| Pulmonary embolism | ||||
| Female patients | ||||
| Crude | 16.5 (14.3-19.0) | 18.1 (14.6-22.6) | 18.6 (14.9-23.3) | 11.6 (8.5-16.0) |
| Age standardized | 7.6 (6.6-8.8) | 9.6 (7.7-11.9) | 8.3 (6.6-10.4) | 5.1 (3.7-7.0) |
| Male patients | ||||
| Crude | 17.1 (15.1-19.4) | 20.8 (17.1-25.3) | 15.1 (11.9-19.0) | 15.8 (12.4-20.1) |
| Age standardized | 6.3 (5.5-7.1) | 8.2 (6.7-9.9) | 5.4 (4.3-6.8) | 5.7 (4.5-7.3) |
| Other | ||||
| Female patients | ||||
| Crude | 16.3 (16.1-16.5) | 16.8 (16.5-17.2) | 16.8 (16.5-17.2) | 15.4 (15.0-15.7) |
| Age standardized | 7.9 (7.8-8.0) | 9.5 (9.3-9.7) | 7.9 (7.8-8.1) | 6.8 (6.7-6.9) |
| Male patients | ||||
| Crude | 15.4 (15.3-15.5) | 15.6 (15.3-15.8) | 15.8 (15.6-16.1) | 14.9 (14.6-15.1) |
| Age standardized | 5.6 (5.6-5.7) | 6.3 (6.2-6.4) | 5.7 (5.6-5.8) | 5.2 (5.1-5.3) |