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Age group, (years) Gender Diagnosis ESRD at initial presentation (N) Acute dialysis In-hospital mortality (%) N (%)
GN CAKUT Malig HD alone PD alone HD and PD None
0-4 F - 1 - 1 - 1 - - 1 1
  M - 3 - 3 - 3 - - 3 3
Subtotal   - 4 - 4 - 4 - - 4 4 (7.5)
5-9 F 6 1 - 4 3 2 - 2 3 7
  M 5 2 - 5 7 - - - 1 7
Subtotal   11 3 - 9 10 2 - 2 4 14 (26.4)
10-14 F 13 - - 8 9 - 2 2 9 13
  M 12 3 - 9 9 - 1 5 10 15
Subtotal   25 3 - 17 18 - 3 7 19 28 (52.8)
15-19 F - 1 1 1 2 - - - 1 2
  M 5 0 - 3 3 - 1 1 1 5
Subtotal   5 1 1 4 5 - 1 1 2 7 (13.2)
Total N (%)   41 (77.4) 11 (20.8) 1 (1.8) 34 (64.2) 33 (62.3) 6 (11.3) 4 (7.5) 10 (18.9) 29 (54.7) 53 (100)

  1. CAKUT: Congenital Anomalies of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract; ESRD: End-stage renal disease; GN: Glomerulonephritis; F: Female; M: Male; HD: Haemodialysis; Malig: Malignancy; PD: Peritoneal dialysis.