Table 1 Characteristics of incident hemodialysis patients and renal units, National RRT Database, Brazil, 2000-2004.
Variables | N | N % (Valid) |
|---|---|---|
Individuals | 55,589 | 100.0 |
Socio-demographics | ||
Sex | ||
Male | 31,925 | 57.4 |
Female | 23,664 | 42.6 |
Year of entry | ||
2000 | 10,957 | 19.7 |
2001 | 11,876 | 21.4 |
2002 | 12,452 | 22.4 |
2003 | 12,579 | 22.6 |
2004 | 7,725 | 13.9 |
Region of residence | ||
Southeast | 27,32 | 49.1 |
Northeast | 13,779 | 24.8 |
South | 8,844 | 15.9 |
Northern | 2,701 | 4.9 |
Midwest | 2,945 | 5,3 |
City of residence | ||
Interior | 35,579 | 64.0 |
Capital | 18,312 | 32.9 |
Missing | 1,698 | 3.1 |
Clinics | ||
Cause of Chronic Kidney Disease | ||
Undetermined | 23,336 | 42.0 |
Hypertension and Cardiovascular Diseases | 13,824 | 24.9 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 8,825 | 15.9 |
Glomerulonephritis | 6,901 | 12.4 |
Others | 2,703 | 4.9 |
Renal units | 606 | 100 |
Type | ||
Private | 507 | 83.7 |
Public | 99 | 16.3 |
Location | ||
Hospital-based | 247 | 40.8 |
Satellite unit | 359 | 59.2 |
Existence of rooms for outpatient surgeries | ||
Yes | 186 | 30.7 |
No | 420 | 69.3 |