Research Article
Effect of Artery Diameter and Velocity and Vein Diameter on Upper Limb Arteriovenous Fistula Outcomes
Table 1
Patient demographics, comorbidities, and ESRD aetiology.
| Characteristics | Number (percentage) |
| Gender | Male | 36 (54.5%) | Female | 30 (45.5%) | Age | Mean (±SD) | 52.8 ± 16.9 years | Range | 19–79 years | Ethnicity | Caucasian | 28 (42.4%) | Pacific | 20 (30.3%) | Māori | 10 (15.2%) | Others | 8 (12.1%) | BMI | Mean (±SD) | 26.9 ± 4.9 | Range | 21–38 | HTN | Yes | 55 (83.3%) | No | 11 (16.7%) | Diabetes | Yes | 29 (43.9%) | No | 37 (56.1%) | ESRD cause | Diabetes | 24 (36.4%) | Glomerulonephritis | 16 (24.2%) | Others | 15 (22.7%) | PCKD | 5 (7.6%) | HTN | 4 (6.1%) |
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