Table 1

Characteristics of the studied populations


AIMS data (± SD)
EOC data (± SD)


N
340
92
Sex (% of males)
58.2
45.6
Age (y)
63.5 ± 14.6
69.7 ± 12.1
Weight (kg)
69.5 ± 15.3
69.9 ± 15.4
Diabetes mellitus (%)
27.4
34.7
Cardiomyopathy (%)
16.5
13.0a
ACE-I or ARB treatment (%)
No data
89.1
Haemoglobin g/dLb
11.8 ± 1.4
11.6 ± 0.7
Creatinine μmol/Lb
580 ± 156
552 ± 145
BUN mmol/Lb
No data
24.6 ± 6.0
Kt/V
No data
1.33 ± 0.26
pHb
No data
7.36 ± 0.04
Phosphate mmol/Lb
No data
2.00 ± 1.38
Ionized calcium mmol/Lb
No data
1.20 ± 0.07
Albumin g/Lb
No data
37.9 ± 2.9
Ferritin mg/mL
411 ± 297
482 ± 255
PTH pmol/L
No data
25.8 ± 21.9
CRP mg/Lb
No data
15.7 ± 15.8
Iron intravenously mg/month
No data
134 ± 50
Epoetin beta dose IU/Kg/week to reach a haemoglobin of 11.5 g/dL
149 ± 104
107 ± 63
Epoetin administration route % of subcutaneous
71
0

a only patients with a left ventricular ejection fraction <50%; b pre-dialysis values

Anthropometric data, comorbidity incidence, ACE-I or ARB treatment and mean results of the monthly biochemical parameters of the AIMS and EOC data pools.

Gabutti et al. BMC Nephrology 2006 7:13   doi:10.1186/1471-2369-7-13