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

  N Ptnts Total N Wgtd %
DOPPS Country DOPPS Cross-section 62 512 12.2%
AusNZ D2(2002)
D3(2006) 57 508 10.3%
D3(2007) 35 474 8.7%
D4(2010) 16 306 4.7%
Belgium D3(2006) 1 495 0.3%
Canada D2(2002) 2 587 0.2%
D3(2006) 1 540 0.2%
D3(2007) 9 443 1.4%
D4(2010) 16 305 3.3%
France D2(2002) 18 506 3.4%
D3(2006) 4 545 0.7%
D3(2007) 4 540 0.8%
D4(2010) 2 309 0.6%
Germany D2(2002) 11 559 1.6%
D3(2006) 12 570 2.3%
D3(2007) 10 619 1.5%
D4(2010) 2 542 0.3%
Italy D2(2002) 11 564 1.9%
D3(2006) 20 506 3.7%
D3(2007) 18 540 3.2%
D4(2010) 5 430 0.8%
Japan D2(2002) 6 1,763 0.3%
D3(2006) 1 1,820 0.1%
Spain D3(2006) 5 659 0.5%
D3(2007) 5 550 0.6%
D4(2010) 8 549 1.4%
Sweden D2(2002) 5 534 1.2%
D3(2006) 8 530 1.5%
D3(2007) 3 504 0.6%
UK D2(2002) 6 552 1.3%
D3(2006) 4 432 1.4%
D3(2007) 10 337 5.7%
US D2(2002) 8 2,230 0.2%
D3(2006) 7 1,791 0.5%
D4(2010) 37 3,112 0.7%

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

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