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

  N Ptnts Total N Wgtd %
DOPPS Country DOPPS Cross-section 79 512 14.8%
AusNZ D2(2002)
D3(2006) 99 508 20.8%
D3(2007) 158 474 32.9%
D4(2010) 48 306 15.7%
Belgium D2(2002) 27 536 4.5%
D3(2006) 7 495 1.5%
D3(2007) 3 410 0.7%
Canada D2(2002) 17 587 3.6%
D3(2006) 18 540 3.3%
D3(2007) 23 443 4.6%
D4(2010) 13 305 3.6%
France D2(2002) 10 506 1.7%
D3(2006) 11 545 2.0%
D3(2007) 6 540 1.1%
Germany D2(2002) 117 559 19.9%
D3(2006) 84 570 15.7%
D3(2007) 87 619 15.7%
D4(2010) 36 542 6.6%
Italy D2(2002) 81 564 15.4%
D3(2006) 64 506 14.5%
D3(2007) 70 540 14.6%
D4(2010) 53 430 13.0%
Japan D2(2002) 9 1,763 0.4%
D3(2006) 9 1,820 0.5%
D3(2007) 2 1,839 0.2%
D4(2010) 6 1,691 0.2%
Spain D2(2002) 129 609 20.3%
D3(2006) 75 659 11.1%
D3(2007) 67 550 11.4%
D4(2010) 69 549 12.3%
Sweden D2(2002) 8 534 1.4%
D3(2006) 24 530 4.3%
D3(2007) 7 504 1.6%
D4(2010) 8 435 1.9%
UK D2(2002) 41 552 7.5%
D3(2006) 11 432 1.8%
D3(2007) 10 337 3.2%
D4(2010) 8 370 1.7%
US D2(2002) 10 2,230 0.5%
D3(2006) 2 1,791 0.1%
D4(2010) 5 3,112 0.0%

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

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