Table 1 Distribution of 3407 dialysis patients by selected characteristics. Friuli Venezia Giulia, north-eastern Italy, 1998–2013
All patients | |
|---|---|
No. (%) | |
Sex | |
Male | 2126 (62.4) |
Female | 1281 (37.6) |
Age at first dialysis (years) | |
40–59 | 746 (21.9) |
60–74 | 1452 (42.6) |
≥ 75 | 1209 (35.5) |
Median (Interquartile Range) | 70 (61–77) |
Calendar year at first dialysis | |
1998–2001 | 1208 (35.5) |
2002–2005 | 674 (19.8) |
2006–2009 | 802 (23.5) |
2010–2013 | 723 (21.2) |
Dialysis modality | |
Haemodialysis | 2858 (83.9) |
Peritoneal dialysis | 201 (5.9) |
Both haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis | 348 (10.2) |
Follow-up (years) | |
< 1 | 867 (25.4) |
1- < 2 | 674 (19.8) |
2- < 3 | 539 (15.8) |
3- < 5 | 632 (18.6) |
≥ 5 | 695 (20.4) |
Median (Interquartile Range) | 2.3 (1.0–4.5) |
Total person-years | 10,798 |
Patient with de novo malignancies during dialysis | |
No | 3077 (90.3) |
Yes | 330 (9.7) |
No. of de novo malignancies during dialysis | |
1 | 305 (92.4) |
2 | 23 (7.0) |
3 | 2 (0.6) |