Figure 2.

The proportion of patients who died, transitioned to LTC, or had functional impairment was greater at higher number of nondisease-specific problems. (A) Death, transition to long-term care (LTC), and functional impairment were common among older adults who required skilled nursing facility (SNF) care after dialysis initiation. At higher numbers of nondisease-specific problems, a greater percentage of patients died (B), transitioned to LTC among those who survived 6 months (C), and had functional impairment among those who survived 6 months and did not require LTC (D).