Characteristics of Japanese patients with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease initiating treatment for anemia: a retrospective real-world database study
database[Title] 2022-09-26
Summary:
Objective: Anemia is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the hemoglobin levels at the initiation of erythropoiesis stimulating agent (ESA) therapy in patients with non-dialysis-dependent CKD (NDD-CKD) and anemia using a large-scale administrative database in Japan.Methods: The longitudinal data of adult patients who initiated ESA therapy between April 2008 and December 2018 were extracted from a hospital-based administrative database. The...