Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the chronic hemodialysis patients (n = 349)
From: Survival rates and causes of death in Vietnamese chronic hemodialysis patients
Baseline characteristics of the patients | Number of patient (%) |
|---|---|
Age at the initiation of hemodialysis (\( \overline{X} \) ±SD, years) | 65.24 ± 12.56 (22–96) |
Age group at the start of hemodialysis | |
<60 | 85 (24.4) |
60–69 | 129 (37) |
70–79 | 97 (27.8) |
≥80 | 38 (77.55) |
Male | 225 (64.5) |
Primary causes of end-stage renal disease | |
Diabetes | 153 (43.8) |
Hypertension | 109 (31.2) |
Chronic glomerulonephritis | 35 (10) |
Unknown | 52 (14.9) |
Coexisting conditions | 180 (51.6) |
Cardiovascular diseasesa | 109 (31.2) |
Tuberculosis | 10 (3.72) |
Liver cirrhosis | 20 (5.73) |
Dementia | 19 (5.44) |
Malignancy | 15 (4.29) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 7 (2.01) |
Serum albumin ≥35 g/dL | 279 (79.94) |
Erythropoietin use (subcutaneous route) | 349 (100) |
Hemoglobin ≥10 g/dL | 198 (56.73) |
The initiation of chronic hemodialysis with sudden change | 330 (94.56) |
Hemodialyzed by a high-flux dialyzer | 192 (55.01) |
Reuse of a dialyzer | 324 (92.84) |
Follow-up period of patients (month) | |
Median (25–75%) | 25(10–51.5) |
Minimum–maximum | 1–172 |