Kidney Res Clin Pract.
2014 Jun;33(2):89-94.
Excess mortality among patients on dialysis: Comparison with the general population in Korea
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- 1Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Public Health Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Health Science, Eulji University, Seongnam, Korea.
- 3Department of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University College of Medicine Sanbon Hospital, Gunpo, Korea.
- 4Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- 5Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 6Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
- 7Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
- 8Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
- 9Ewha Medical Research Institute, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
- 10Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. drryu@ewha.ac.kr
Abstract
- BACKGROUND
Although patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) experience excess mortality compared with the general population, the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) for Korean patients on dialysis has not yet been investigated. In this study, we evaluated the SMR among all Korean ESRD patients on maintenance ialysis in 2009 and 2010, and compared it according to age categories, sex, and dialysis modality.
METHODS
We used data from all patients on maintenance dialysis between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2010 in Korea using the database of the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, and the SMR was determined by calculating of the ratio between the number of actual deaths and expected deaths.
RESULTS
A total of 45,568 patients in 2009 and 48,170 patients in 2010 were included in the analysis. The overall age- and sex-adjusted SMR was 10.3 [95% confidence interval (CI), 10.0-10.6] in 2009 and 10.9 (95% CI, 10.7-11.2) in 2010. The SMR for females was much higher than for males. The SMR gradually decreased with increasing age groups. The overall SMR for maintenance hemodialysis patients was lower than that of peritoneal dialysis patients.
CONCLUSION
The SMR among Korean ESRD patients is likely to be higher than in other countries. Further evaluation is needed to attempt to improve the outcomes.
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