Darbepoetin alfa (=143)

 

 

i.v. (n=78)

s.c. (n=65)

 

Sex, n (%)

 

 

Male

57 (73.1)

40 (61.5)

Female

21. (26.9)

25 (38.5)

Age (years) (Mean+SD)

57.6+13.6

59.2+14.5

Weight (Kg) (Mean+SD)

71.4+12.4

73.1+13.8
D.M., n (%) 33 (42.3) 30 (46.2)
H.P.N., n (%) 60 (76.9) 51 (78.5)
CRP (mg/L) (Mean+SD) 2.8+1.3 2.7+1.7
Dialysis modality    
HD, n (%) 38 (48.7) 30 (46.2)
PD, n (%) 40 (51.3) 35 (53.8)
Frequency of darbepoetin alfa    
Once per week, n (%) 14 (17.9) 16 (24.6)

Once every 2 weeks, n (%)

64 (82.1)

49 (75.4)
D.M= diabetes mellitus, H.P.N. = hypertension, CRP= C-Reactive protein, HD= hemodialysis, PD= peritoneal dialysis
Table 3: Patients’ characteristics.