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Published in final edited form as: J Nephrol. 2014 Sep 4;28(2):235–243. doi: 10.1007/s40620-014-0132-6

Table 1.

Patients’ characteristics

Predictor	Category	Number	Percent
Age (at first ESRD service)	0–39	22,799	5.60
	40–49	30,526	7.50
	50–59	54,495	13.39
	60–69	99,039	24.34
	70–79	132,933	32.67
	80+	67,044	16.48
Sex	Male	213,465	52.47
Sex	Female	193,371	47.53
Race	White	272,620	67.01
	Black	113,794	27.97
	Other	20,422	5.02
Cause of ESRD	Diabetes	194,652	47.85
	Hypertension	118,388	29.10
	Glomerulonephritis	28,293	6.95
	Other	65,503	16.10
Year of first service	1996–1997	87,642	21.54
	1998–1999	90,016	22.13
	2000–2001	88,536	21.76
	2002–2003	80,708	19.84
	2004–2005	59,934	14.73
Initial dialysis modality	HD	374,891	92.15
Initial dialysis modality	PD	31,945	7.85
Any GI bleeding	None	327,488	80.50
Any GI bleeding	Yes	79,348	19.50
Documented upper GI bleeding	None	370,854	91.16
Documented upper GI bleeding	Yes	35,982	8.84
Documented lower GI bleeding	None	384,827	94.59
Documented lower GI bleeding	Yes	22,009	5.41

ESRD end-stage renal disease, HD hemodialysis, PD peritoneal dialysis