Table 2 Age, age at onset and dialysis vintage for prevalent and incident dialysis patients in Libya and its regions. Data are median and interquartile range
From: Epidemiology and aetiology of dialysis-treated end-stage kidney disease in Libya
Region | Total/gender | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North West (n=1558) | North East (n=653) | South (n=206) | ||||
Age of prevalent | Male | 49 | 46 | 49 | 48 | |
patients in years | 36-61 | 35-59 | 36-61.3 | 36-61 | 49 | |
(n=2417) | Female | 49 | 50.5 | 42.5 | 49 | 36-61 |
34-60 | 37-61 | 32.3-59 | 35-61 | |||
Age at onset of dialysis | Male | 45 | 42 | 47 | 44 | |
(n=2417) | 31-58 | 28-55 | 31-59.9 | 30-58 | 45 | |
Female | 45 | 46 | 38 | 45 | 30-58 | |
30-57 | 31-57 | 27-57.8 | 30-57 | |||
Dialysis vintage in years | Male | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | |
(n=2417) | 1-6 | 1-7 | 0.1-4 | 1-6 | 3 | |
Female | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1-6 | |
1-5 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 1-6 | |||
Age of incident patients | Male | 50 | 47 | 46 | 48 | |
in years (n=1093) | 37-63 | 34-61 | 30-57 | 35-61 | 49 | |
Female | 52 | 53 | 43 | 50 | 35-62 | |
35-66 | 41-64 | 36-54 | 36-64 | |||