Table 3. Summary of literature on difference in mortality with CVC and AVF.

Study	Mean age	Mortality with AVF (per 100 PY)	Mortality with CVC (per 100 PY)	Population
Dhingra (2001) Diabetes	59.2	13*	22*	Prevalent, DMMS Wave 1
Dhingra (2001) No Diabetes	59.2	11*	23*	Prevalent, DMMS Wave 1
Pastan (2002)	58.3±0.2	7.29	15.16	Prevalent ESRD Network 6
Xue (2003) First 90 days	∼75	28.8	60.4	Incident Medicare
Xue (2003) Next 9 months	∼75	21.6	52.8	Incident Medicare
Polkinghorne (2004)	61 (range 48–71)	8.6	26.1	Incident
Moist (2008)	68 (median)		HR 1.6†	Incident
Bradbury (2009)	62.5±15	9.96‡	53.62‡	Incident, DOPPS I & II

*Adapted from Adjusted patient survival data.

^†Hazard ratio, compared to mortality with AVF.

^‡Six month follow up data.

PY: patient-years.