Renal Anemia Control in Lithuania: Influence of Local Conditions and Local Guidelines

Table 2

Relationship between iron deficiency and dose of erythropoietin in the treatment of renal anemia of hemodialysed patients in 2002–2005.

Year	The mean Hb concentration (g/L ± SD)	Percentage of HD patients with ferritin <100 mcg/L	Percentage of HD patients receiving epoetin	The mean dosage of epoetin (U/week ± SD)
2002	101±14.0	30.5	88.8	7145±3882
2003	100±14.5	49.5^∧	91.1	8166±5525^∧
2004	101±13	60.9^∧	89	8121±6243
2005	105±13.8^∧	18.5^∧	84^∧	6768±4372^∧

^∧𝑃<0.05, as compared to previous year.