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Survival curves for HD-CVC (short-dashed line), HD-AVF/AVG (long-dashed line), and PD (solid line) demonstrate higher 1-year mortality in HD-CVC patients. (A) Unadjusted. (B) Adjusted on the basis of a stratified Cox proportional Hazards model stratified by HD-CVC, PD, and HD-AVF/AVG and adjusted for age, race, gender, era of dialysis initiation, end-stage renal disease comorbidity index, primary renal diagnosis, serum albumin, eGFR, province of treatment, and late referral.
