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According to statistical survey records of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy, 45.2% of the male dialysis patients in Japan were employed as of 1998, against 10.8% of female dialysis patients. However, 60% of the female dialysis patients were engaged in housework. Some 72.9% of male dialysis patients under 60 years of age were employed at the time, while 14.7% of those over 60 had jobs. Of the employed males under 60 years of age, 91.1% were on home dialysis, the highest ratio, followed by 82.4% on CAPD, and 72.3% were undergoing dialysis at dialysis centers/facilities. In Japan, 5.9% of dialysis patients spent over 50% of their time in bed, and 3.9% were bedridden. |