[Epidemiological study of XXXX in western Paran  . An experience of 878 cases in 25 years].

@entity1 @entity8 @entity101 @entity2316 @entity631 @entity740 @entity204 @entity65 @entity454
INTRODUCTION: The incidence and prevalence of treated @entity454 ( @entity740 ) @entity1 continue to grow throughout the world. Renal transplantation remains the preferred form of renal substitutive therapy, but given the limited number of donors, dialytic therapies are the most common modalities. OBJECTIVES: To assess a registry of @entity1 admitted for renal substitutive therapy at a single centre from 1984 to 2009. METHODS: This is a retrospective epidemiological study. The following were analyzed: demographic and clinical characteristics; incidence of @entity740 ; underlying @entity8 ; dialysis modalities; mortality; and causes of @entity204 . The variables were compared by using the chi-square test, Student t test, ANOVA, and Tukey test. Kaplan-Meier curves were used to estimate @entity1 's survival. A p value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: In the period studied, 878 @entity1 were admitted to dialysis. Their mean age was 47.0    16.2 years, 549 (62.5%) were males, and 712 (81.1%) were white. The major cause of @entity740 was @entity101 in 351 (40.0%) @entity1 , @entity2316 in 174 (19.8%), and chronic @entity631 in 180 (20.5%) @entity1 . The main dialytic modality was hemodialysis. The one-year mortality rate was 10.4%. The most common cause of @entity204 was cardiovascular, affecting 126 (34.6%) @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: The cohort of @entity1 studied had a low mortality rate. @entity65 remains the most common cause of @entity454 . Screening for @entity65 is highly recommended for those @entity1 .
