Vascular access in use at study entry, by DOPPS country and cross-section

  AV-Fistula AV-Graft Catheter Other
N Ptnts Wgtd % N Ptnts Wgtd % N Ptnts Wgtd % N Ptnts Wgtd %
DOPPS Country DOPPS Cross-section 5,659 65.1% 1,472 16.8% 1,489 17.3% 65 0.8%
All DOPPS 2(2002)
DOPPS 3(2006) 5,605 68.2% 1,026 12.4% 1,504 18.8% 46 0.6%
DOPPS 3(2007) 5,121 70.7% 763 10.5% 1,323 18.2% 41 0.6%
AusNZ DOPPS 2(2002) 335 72.0% 87 18.5% 42 9.2% 2 0.3%
DOPPS 3(2006) 402 76.9% 63 12.2% 51 10.6% 1 0.2%
DOPPS 3(2007) 374 79.0% 47 10.4% 50 10.4% 1 0.2%
Belgium DOPPS 2(2002) 310 59.2% 12 2.3% 196 38.0% 3 0.5%
DOPPS 3(2006) 260 56.3% 9 1.9% 185 41.9% . .
DOPPS 3(2007) 213 57.3% 12 2.7% 153 40.0% . .
Canada DOPPS 2(2002) 308 53.6% 78 12.7% 186 33.7% . .
DOPPS 3(2006) 267 49.6% 64 11.3% 203 38.9% 1 0.2%
DOPPS 3(2007) 209 51.3% 47 10.8% 166 38.0% . .
France DOPPS 2(2002) 397 79.9% 44 9.0% 53 10.9% 1 0.2%
DOPPS 3(2006) 400 74.3% 57 10.5% 82 14.8% 2 0.3%
DOPPS 3(2007) 387 71.5% 46 8.7% 100 19.7% 1 0.2%
Germany DOPPS 2(2002) 447 83.6% 59 10.8% 30 5.4% 1 0.2%
DOPPS 3(2006) 457 80.6% 54 9.5% 53 9.7% 1 0.2%
DOPPS 3(2007) 473 81.7% 50 8.6% 61 9.5% 1 0.1%
Italy DOPPS 2(2002) 461 85.0% 20 3.8% 55 10.3% 5 0.9%
DOPPS 3(2006) 437 83.3% 27 5.0% 61 11.7% . .
DOPPS 3(2007) 431 80.8% 21 3.9% 77 15.0% 1 0.3%
Japan DOPPS 2(2002) 1,605 91.0% 111 6.3% 22 1.3% 26 1.5%
DOPPS 3(2006) 1,540 90.3% 117 6.9% 9 0.6% 37 2.3%
DOPPS 3(2007) 1,571 90.8% 107 6.4% 10 0.5% 36 2.3%
Spain DOPPS 2(2002) 454 78.7% 55 9.6% 64 11.3% 2 0.3%
DOPPS 3(2006) 456 70.3% 59 8.9% 134 20.6% 1 0.2%
DOPPS 3(2007) 375 70.5% 48 9.4% 111 20.1% . .
Sweden DOPPS 2(2002) 310 57.8% 83 15.4% 136 26.1% 4 0.7%
DOPPS 3(2006) 315 59.3% 67 12.0% 151 28.8% . .
DOPPS 3(2007) 277 57.0% 60 13.2% 154 29.8% . .
UK DOPPS 2(2002) 359 68.4% 34 6.1% 127 24.5% 4 1.0%
DOPPS 3(2006) 281 65.5% 18 4.6% 118 29.7% 1 0.2%
DOPPS 3(2007) 230 71.9% 15 4.6% 79 23.5% . .
US DOPPS 2(2002) 673 31.3% 889 41.1% 578 26.8% 17 0.8%
DOPPS 3(2006) 790 45.1% 491 27.9% 457 26.8% 2 0.1%
DOPPS 3(2007) 581 47.5% 310 23.3% 362 29.2% 1 0.0%

DOPPS 2 & 3 only (DOPPS 3 second cross-section only among replenishment sample)

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