Figure 2.
Incident cases by eGFR category and percentage of total cases among patients age >75 years. This figure shows the same information as Figure 1 but for patients who initiated RRT at age >75 years. An even greater increase in early start of RRT is seen in this population: from 25% to 63% of new starts between 1996 and 2009. Patients initiating therapy at an eGFR >15 ml/min per 1.73 m2 increased from 6% to 25% of these new starts from 1996 to 2009. ADR, annual data report; SAF, standard analysis files.