Table 3.

Proportion of patients with arteriovenous access creations before hemodialysis initiation

Group	N	Patients with Number of Arteriovenous Access Creations (%)
		0	1	2	≥3
All patients	17,183	73	22	3	1
Patients who started hemodialysis using arteriovenous access	2977	0	84	13	2
Patients who started hemodialysis using a catheter	13,672	89	9	1	0
Patients who had missing vascular access information at hemodialysis start	534	83	15	2	0
Early referrala	10,291	61	33	5	1
Late referralb	6892	92	7	1	0

Arteriovenous access refers to an arteriovenous fistula or graft.

^aPatients who have been referred to a nephrologist at least 90 days before hemodialysis start.

^bPatients who have been referred to a nephrologist <90 days before dialysis start.