TABLE I.

DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOR THE SAMPLE POPULATION OF END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS

Sex, no. (%)
Women	519 (47.39)
Men	576 (52.61)
Age, years (SD)	63.25 (12.54)
Ethnicity, no. (%)
African American	496 (45.29)
White	334 (30.50)
Hispanic	256 (23.38)
Other	9 (.008)
Diabetes diagnosis, no. (%)	505 (46.12)
Months on dialysis, mean (SD)	32.20 (9.29)
Hypertensive, no. (%)	739 (67.49)
Medication usage, no. (%)
Statins	305 (28.77)
ACE-inhibitors	277 (25.30)
ARB	302 (27.58)

ACE = angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB = angiotensin II receptor blocker.