UK Renal Registry 19th Annual Report: Chapter 7 Haemoglobin, Ferritin and Erythropoietin amongst UK Adult Dialysis Patients in 2015: National and Centre-specific Analyses

. The median haemoglobin (Hb) of patients at the time of starting dialysis was 99 g/L with 47% of patients having a Hb 5100 g/L. . The median Hb in patients starting haemodialysis (HD) was 96 g/L (IQR 87–105) and in patients starting peritoneal dialysis (PD) was 108 g/L (IQR 98– 116). . At the start of dialysis, 50% of patients presenting early had Hb 5100 g/L compared with only 34% of patients presenting late. . The median Hb of prevalent patients on HD was 111 g/L (IQR 102–119). . The median Hb of prevalent patients on PD was 111 g/L (IQR 102–120). . 80% of prevalent HD patients and 79% of PD patients had Hb 5100 g/L. . 59% of prevalent HD patients and 55% of PD patients had Hb 5100 and 4120 g/L. . The median serum ferritin in HD patients was 410 mg/L and 94% of HD patients had a ferritin 5100 mg/L. . The median serum ferritin in PD patients was 306 mg/L and 88% of PD patients had a ferritin 5100 mg/L.