Table 3.

Association between HD center variations in recommended predialysis care and outcomes

Treatment Center Attribute	Treatment Center Quintile of Predialysis Care
	Lowest	Second	Third	Fourth	Highest
n	329	327	326	331	328
Pre-ESRD nephrology care	14.8%	39.6%	52.7%	64.4%	85.0%a
AVF	7.8%	9.8%	11.4%	14.0%	17.8%a
Hemoglobin >11 g/dl	21.3%	23.3%	24.7%	26.7%	29.8%a
Predialysis ESA	13.1%	24.4%	27.8%	35.3%	42.7%a
Predialysis dietary care	4.4%	6.5%	9.2%	10.0%	11.6%a
Albumin target	2.8%	4.8%	6.4%	6.0%	6.9%a
BMI (kg/m2)	28.8	28.7	28.9	29.3	29.1
Deaths	19.6%	17.7%	17.2%	15.4%	16.1%a
SMR	1.16	1.00	0.95	0.87	0.93a

^aP < 0.001.