Table 1 Patient characteristics, by time period
From: Trends in anemia management in US hemodialysis patients 2004–2010
Years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004–2006 | 2007–2009 | 2010 | p-value1 | ||
Total no. (N) | 12,281 | 13,288 | 6,142 | <0.01 | |
Age at first dialysis treatment at DCI, mean (SD) | 62.2 (15.4) | 62.0 (15.3) | 61.9 (15.3) | 0.35 | |
Age category at first dialysis treatment at DCI, N (%) | 18–44 | 1,773 (14.4) | 1,882 (14.2) | 864 (14.1) | <0.01 |
45–64 | 4,736 (38.6) | 5,374 (40.4) | 2,546 (41.5) | ||
≥65 | 5,772 (47.0) | 6,032 (45.4) | 2,732 (44.5) | ||
Sex, N (%) | Male | 6,854 (55.8) | 7,439 (56.0) | 3,452 (56.2) | 0.88 |
Female | 5,427 (44.2) | 5,849 (44.0) | 2,690 (43.8) | ||
Race, N (%) | African American | 4,357 (35.5) | 4,766 (35.9) | 2,264 (36.9) | <0.01 |
White | 7,050 (57.4) | 7,550 (56.8) | 3,425 (55.8) | ||
Other2 | 802 (6.5) | 867 (6.5) | 377 (6.1) | ||
Unknown | 72 (0.6) | 105 (0.8) | 76 (1.2) | ||
Ethnicity, N (%) | Hispanic | 682 (5.6) | 828 (6.2) | 421 (6.9) | <0.01 |
Non-Hispanic | 11,535 (93.9) | 12,308 (92.6) | 5,598 (91.1) | ||
Unknown | 64 (0.5) | 152 (1.1) | 123 (2.0) | ||
Primary cause of ESRD, N (%) | Diabetes | 5,529 (45.0) | 6,001 (45.2) | 2,771 (45.1) | 0.03 |
Hypertension | 3,511 (28.6) | 3,847 (29.0) | 1,758(28.6) | ||
Glomerulonephritis | 1,152 (9.4) | 1,121 (8.4) | 526 (8.6) | ||
Other | 2,045 (16.7) | 2,284 (17.2) | 1,078 (17.6) | ||
Unknown | 44 (0.4) | 35 (0.3) | 9 (0.2) | ||