Table 3.
Characteristic | N | Percentage of participants in each AVF Shape Category (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Horizontal/Vertical ratio < 0.8 | Horizontal/vertical ratio between 0.8 –1.2 | Horizontal/Vertical ratio > 1.2 | ||
Age | ||||
<75 | 631 | 9.7 | 38.7 | 51.7 |
75–79 | 388 | 12.1 | 32.5 | 55.4 |
80–84 | 307 | 15.3 | 27.4 | 57.3 |
85+ | 57 | 7.0 | 33.2 | 59.7 |
Gender | ||||
Females | 698 | 12.2 | 31.8 | 56.0 |
Males | 685 | 10.8 | 36.6 | 52.6 |
Race | ||||
Blacks | 173 | 13.3 | 27.8 | 59.0 |
Whites | 1210 | 11.2 | 35.1 | 53.6 |