Aluminum-based phosphate binder, by DOPPS country and cross-section

  N Ptnts Wgtd % Total N
DOPPS Country DOPPS Cross-section 529 5.8% 9,117
All DOPPS 2(2002)
DOPPS 3(2006) 406 4.6% 8,552
DOPPS 3(2007) 434 5.8% 7,672
AusNZ DOPPS 2(2002) 79 15.3% 513
DOPPS 3(2006) 100 18.3% 527
DOPPS 3(2007) 158 32.4% 486
Belgium DOPPS 2(2002) 27 4.8% 538
DOPPS 3(2006) 7 1.2% 509
DOPPS 3(2007) 3 0.6% 420
Canada DOPPS 2(2002) 17 3.3% 601
DOPPS 3(2006) 18 2.9% 551
DOPPS 3(2007) 23 5.8% 445
France DOPPS 2(2002) 10 1.8% 528
DOPPS 3(2006) 11 2.1% 551
DOPPS 3(2007) 6 1.3% 543
Germany DOPPS 2(2002) 117 20.1% 571
DOPPS 3(2006) 84 14.3% 583
DOPPS 3(2007) 87 14.1% 623
Italy DOPPS 2(2002) 82 14.4% 576
DOPPS 3(2006) 64 11.9% 533
DOPPS 3(2007) 70 12.9% 542
Japan DOPPS 2(2002) 9 0.5% 1,805
DOPPS 3(2006) 9 0.5% 1,832
DOPPS 3(2007) 2 0.1% 1,867
Spain DOPPS 2(2002) 129 21.0% 613
DOPPS 3(2006) 76 11.1% 666
DOPPS 3(2007) 67 12.1% 555
Sweden DOPPS 2(2002) 8 1.5% 547
DOPPS 3(2006) 24 4.5% 542
DOPPS 3(2007) 8 1.6% 511
UK DOPPS 2(2002) 41 7.2% 565
DOPPS 3(2006) 11 2.3% 445
DOPPS 3(2007) 10 2.9% 351
US DOPPS 2(2002) 10 0.5% 2,260
DOPPS 3(2006) 2 0.1% 1,813

Medications reported as prescribed (not necessarily taken) in previous four months, among all patients

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