Table 3 Outcome of 91 patients on maintenance hemodialysis for end stage renal disease in Ethiopia
Characteristics | N (%) | Male, N (%) | Female, N (%) | P – value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Outcome of patient | 0.915 | |||
Died | 41(45.0) | 26 (46.4) | 15 (42.9) | |
Alive | 14(15.4) | 8 (14.3) | 6 (17.7) | |
Unknown (left the center‡) | 36 (39.6) | 22 (39.3) | 14 (40.0) | |
Causes of death | ||||
Sepsis | 14(34.1) | 8 (30.8) | 6 (40.0) | 0.886 |
Cardiovascular diseases | 12(29.3) | 8 (30.8) | 4 (26.7) | |
Uremic complications | 10(24.4) | 6 (23.1) | 4 (26.7) | |
Sudden death | 1(2.4) | 1 (3.8) | 0 | |
Unknown | 4(9.6) | 3 (11.5) | 1 (6.7) |