Table 3.

Hazard ratios (HR) of covariates, final model^a

	HR	95% CI	P-value
Gender
Male	1.0
Female	0.75	0.72-0.78	<0.001
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white	1.0
Non-Hispanic black	0.82	0.78-0.86	<0.001
Hispanic	1.16	1.09-1.22	<0.001
Other	1.25	1.16-1.35	<0.001
ZIP code-level income quartile
>75th percentile	1.0
50-75th percentile	0.90	0.86-0.95	<0.001
25-50th percentile	0.85	0.81-0.89	<0.001
<25th percentile	0.72	0.68-0.76	<0.001
Primary cause of ESRD
Diabetes	1.0
Hypertension	1.28	1.22-1.34	<0.001
Glomerular	2.50	2.38-2.62	<0.001
Cystic	2.99	2.75-3.24	<0.001
Other	1.37	1.29-1.45	<0.001
Unknown	1.46	1.33-1.61	<0.001
Co-morbid conditionsb
Congestive heart failure	0.59	0.56-0.62	<0.001
Ischemic heart disease	0.68	0.64-0.72	<0.001
Cerebrovascular accident	0.60	0.54-0.65	<0.001
Peripheral vascular disease	0.68	0.63-0.73	<0.001
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	0.47	0.42-0.53	<0.001
Tobacco abuse	0.84	0.78-0.91	<0.001
Drug dependence	0.35	0.29-0.39	<0.001
Cancer	0.33	0.29-0.39	<0.001
HIV no AIDS	0.09	0.04-0.18	<0.001
HIV with AIDS	0.65	0.54-0.78	<0.001
Non-ambulatory	0.32	0.26-0.39	<0.001

^aESRD networks not shown.

^bReference = no condition.