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Table 1 Baseline characteristics and demographics

From: Long-term safety and effectiveness of a continuous erythropoietin receptor activator (CERA) in patients with renal anemia: a prospective, observational, multicenter study

Characteristic Disease stage Total patient population (n)
ND (n = 1599) HD (n = 1408) PD (n = 336)
Age, years 72.02 ± 12.78 65.76 ± 12.64 62.63 ± 13.50 3345
Male, n (%) 875 (54.72) 866 (61.50) 216 (64.28) 3345
Primary diagnosis, n (%)
 Chronic glomerulonephritis 390 (24.39) 524 (37.21) 113 (33.63) 1027
 Diabetic nephropathy 551 (34.45) 529 (37.57) 123 (36.60) 1205
 Nephrosclerosis 417 (26.07) 158 (11.22) 47 (13.98) 622
 Other 240 (15.00) 197 (13.99) 53 (15.77) 490
Previous ESA therapy, n (%)
 Any 809 (50.59) 1284 (91.19) 263 (78.27) 2357
 Erythropoietin 286 (17.88) 664 (47.15) 32 (9.52) 982
 Darbepoetin α 523 (32.70) 620 (44.03) 231 (68.75) 1375
 Duration of dialysis, years 6.78 ± 7.06 2.18 ± 2.47  
 Hb, g/dL 9.68 ± 1.12 10.27 ± 1.18 10.15 ± 1.28 3191
 eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2 18.55 ± 11.82 5.56 ± 2.81  
 Serum creatinine, mg/dL 3.43 ± 2.12 9.21 ± 3.32  
 Albumin, g/dL 3.66 ± 0.55 3.65 ± 0.42 3.29 ± 0.49 2837
 Ferritin, ng/mL 162.75 ± 188.51 144.38 ± 179.77 159.45 ± 126.12 1636
 TSAT, % 28.91 ± 13.20 25.38 ± 11.72 34.54 ± 13.34 1508
  1. All values are presented as mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise stated
  2. eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, ESA erythropoietin-stimulating agent, Hb hemoglobin, HD hemodialysis, ND not on dialysis, PD peritoneal dialysis, TSAT transferrin saturation