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. 2010 Jun 1;25(2):188–194. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2010.25.2.188

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Comparison of survival rates according to age at the start of hemodialysis between our study and the previous study in 1992. (A) The percentage of surviving patients less than 30 years of age was 88% in the previous study vs. 100% in this study at 3 years. (B) The percentage of surviving patients between 31 and 60 years of age was 81% in the previous study vs. 93% in this study at 1 year and 69% vs. 83% at 3 years. (C) The percentage of surviving patients over 60 years of age was 72% in the previous study vs. 86% in this study at 1 year and 58% vs. 69% at 3 years.