Table 3 Mortality rates for all-cause mortality by ESA and Hb category
| Â | Â | Â | All-cause mortality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ESA (units/week) | Hb (g/dl) | Person years | Death (n) | Death rate/1,000 person years | 95% CI |
• HD patients |  |  |  |  |  |
  ≤8,000 | ≥11 | 1002 | 142 | 142 | (120–167) |
  ≤8,000 | <11 | 661 | 121 | 183 | (153–218) |
  >8,000 | ≥11 | 358 | 68 | 190 | (149–239) |
  >8,000 | <11 | 469 | 114 | 243 | (202–291) |
• PD patients |  |  |  |  |  |
  ≤4,000 | ≥11 | 527 | 39 | 74 | (53–100) |
  ≤4,000 | <11 | 218 | 25 | 115 | (76–167) |
  >4,000 | ≥11 | 247 | 45 | 182 | (134–241) |
  >4,000 | <11 | 109 | 18 | 166 | (101–257) |