Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agent (ESA) use, by DOPPS country and cross-section

  N Ptnts Wgtd % Total N
DOPPS Country DOPPS Cross-section 7,940 87.0% 9,117
All DOPPS 2(2002)
DOPPS 3(2006) 7,745 90.6% 8,552
DOPPS 3(2007) 6,861 89.3% 7,672
AusNZ DOPPS 2(2002) 446 86.8% 513
DOPPS 3(2006) 479 90.8% 527
DOPPS 3(2007) 434 88.9% 486
Belgium DOPPS 2(2002) 506 94.3% 538
DOPPS 3(2006) 487 95.9% 509
DOPPS 3(2007) 391 92.6% 420
Canada DOPPS 2(2002) 555 92.2% 601
DOPPS 3(2006) 525 95.0% 551
DOPPS 3(2007) 420 93.4% 445
France DOPPS 2(2002) 434 82.1% 528
DOPPS 3(2006) 512 93.0% 551
DOPPS 3(2007) 500 91.4% 543
Germany DOPPS 2(2002) 496 86.8% 571
DOPPS 3(2006) 518 89.3% 583
DOPPS 3(2007) 565 90.7% 623
Italy DOPPS 2(2002) 478 82.9% 576
DOPPS 3(2006) 469 88.1% 533
DOPPS 3(2007) 468 86.3% 542
Japan DOPPS 2(2002) 1,456 80.4% 1,805
DOPPS 3(2006) 1,531 83.4% 1,832
DOPPS 3(2007) 1,549 83.3% 1,867
Spain DOPPS 2(2002) 549 89.5% 613
DOPPS 3(2006) 619 93.0% 666
DOPPS 3(2007) 512 92.2% 555
Sweden DOPPS 2(2002) 508 92.9% 547
DOPPS 3(2006) 516 95.4% 542
DOPPS 3(2007) 477 93.2% 511
UK DOPPS 2(2002) 521 92.2% 565
DOPPS 3(2006) 411 91.7% 445
DOPPS 3(2007) 324 89.8% 351
US DOPPS 2(2002) 1,991 88.1% 2,260
DOPPS 3(2006) 1,678 92.8% 1,813
DOPPS 3(2007) 1,221 91.7% 1,329

Use of any ESA in previous four months, among all patients

Please see additional methodological information in the Data Sources and Methods section.