Gender, n (%) | Male | 79 (59.8%) |
Female | 53 (40.2%) | |
Age (years), mean (range) | 63.3 (20 - 86) | |
Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (range) | 23.3 (15.8 - 37.7) | |
Previous phosphate binder, n (%) | ||
Binder-naïve (prior P-binder therapy(−)) | 14 (10.6%) | |
Binder-experienced (prior P-binder therapy(+)) | 118 (89.4%) | |
Underlying disease, n (%) | ||
Chronic glomerulonephritis | 18 (13.6%) | |
Diabetic nephropathy | 72 (54.5%) | |
Polycystic kidney disease | 3 (2.3%) | |
Nephrosclerosis | 29 (22.0%) | |
Unknown | 10 (7.6%) | |
Time on dialysis (months), mean (range) | ||
All dialysis patients | 63.8 (0 - 381) | |
Binder-naïve | 46.8 (1 - 187) | |
Binder-experienceda | 65.8 (0 - 381) |