Sex Differences in Kidney Replacement Therapy Initiation and Maintenance.

CONCLUSIONS: Since the beginning of KRT programs reporting to the ERA-EDTA Registry since the 1960s, fewer women than men have received KRT. The relative difference between men and women initiating and undergoing KRT has remained consistent over the last five decades and in all studied countries.
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Source: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - October 23, 2019 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Antlanger M, Noordzij M, van de Luijtgaarden M, Carrero JJ, Palsson R, Finne P, Hemmelder MH, Aresté-Fosalba N, Reisæter AV, Cases A, Traynor JP, Kramar R, Massy Z, Jager KJ, Hecking M, ERA-EDTA Registry Tags: Clin J Am Soc Nephrol Source Type: research