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Table 2 Epidemiologic data of the study population

From: Plasma and erythrocyte membrane phospholipids and fatty acids in Italian general population and hemodialysis patients

 

HD

Controls

Primary causes of end-stage renal disease

  

Nephroangiosclerosis (%)

39.4

-

Chronic glomerulonephritis (%)

31.3

-

ADPKD (%)

17.2

-

Chronic pyelonephritis (%)

12.1

-

Drug therapy

  

Statins (%)

0

0

Antihypertensive drugs (%)

79.8

0

Anticoagulants (%)

65.6

0

  1. HD: hemodialysis, ADPKD: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.