A prospective cohort study of incident maintenance dialysis in children: An NAPRTC study1 Mary B. Leonard, Lynn A. Donaldson, Martin Ho, Denis F. Geary Kidney International Volume 63, Issue 2, Pages 744-755 (February 2003) DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00788.x Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) at dialysis initiation according to age and race. (A) White. (B) Black. The horizontal line denotes the median GFR, the shaded region represents the 25th and 75th percentiles, and the brackets indicate the 10th and 90th percentiles. Kidney International 2003 63, 744-755DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00788.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Percentage of incident dialysis patients started on peritoneal dialysis (vs. hemodialysis) at dialysis initiation, according to age and race. Symbols are: () white; (▪) black; () Hispanic. Kidney International 2003 63, 744-755DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00788.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Time to transplantation among incident maintenance dialysis patients. (A) Initial dialysis modality. (B) Gender. (C) Age at dialysis initiation. (D) Race. Kidney International 2003 63, 744-755DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00788.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Distribution of transplantation status at each interval following initiation of maintenance dialysis therapy among incident dialysis patients. Kidney International 2003 63, 744-755DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00788.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 5 Reasons for a change in dialysis modality among incident dialysis patients. Symbols are: (▪) transition from PD to HD; () transition from HD to PD. Kidney International 2003 63, 744-755DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00788.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 6 Peritoneal dialysis modality as a function of patient age at initiation among incident PD patients. Symbols are: (▪) IPD; () APD; (□) CAPD. Kidney International 2003 63, 744-755DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00788.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 7 Number of hemodialysis treatments per week at day 30 after HD initiation, according to age. Symbols are: (▪)>3 treatments/week; () 3 treatments/week; (□) <3 treatments/week. Kidney International 2003 63, 744-755DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00788.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 8 Number of antihypertensive medications among HD and PD patients on dialysis at day 30, according to race. Symbols are: (□) no antihypertensive; () 1 antihypertensive; () 2 antihypertensives; () 3 antihypertensives; (▪) 4 antihypertensives. Kidney International 2003 63, 744-755DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00788.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 9 Distribution of hematocrit (Hct) levels among patients on HD at six months, according to timing of the erythropoietin initiation. Symbols are: (□) Hct <27%; () Hct 27 to 30%; () Hct 31 to 34%; () Hct ≥35%. Kidney International 2003 63, 744-755DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00788.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 10 Prevalence of anemia (▪), iron therapy (▴) and EPO (•) use at (A) day 30 and (B) six months among incident dialysis patients according to calendar year of dialysis initiation. Kidney International 2003 63, 744-755DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00788.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions