Epidemiological investigation on the prevalence of anemia and the standardized rate of hemoglobin in patients with maintenance hemodialysis in Anhui province

Objective To explore the prevalence of anemia,percentage of patients with hemoglobin(Hb)reaching the guideline target,and its impact factors in maintenance hemodialysis(MHD)patients in Anhui Province.Methods Two thousand six hundred and one cases of MHD patients were investigated in hemodialysis centers of 26 hospitals in southern,northern and central Anhui