| Theme |
Dialysis in Diabetic Patients |
| Title |
Present conditions of dialysis patients with diabetic nephropathy in Japan -- based on Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy statistics |
| Author |
Shigeru Nakai |
Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy / Department of In-home Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital |
| [ Summary ] |
The number of patients starting dialysis having diabetic nephropathy as their primary disease continues to increase. Forty-one percent of patients beginning dialysis in the year 2003 had diabetic nephropathy as their primary disease ; and their average age was 64.5 years. The employment rate for dialysis patients is lower than that of the general population. However, it is even lower for diabetic dialysis patients than for non-diabetic dialysis patients. Moreover, many diabetic dialysis patients engage in little physical activity. The prognosis for diabetic dialysis patients is worse than for patients whose primary disease is glomerular nephropathy, but the prognosis for these patinets becoming more favorable with each passing year. |