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. 2017 Sep 21;28(12):3658–3670. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2017010098

Table 1.

Distribution by selected characteristics of adult patients on dialysis with continuous enrollment in Medicare Part A, B, and D, 2006–2010

Characteristicsa 2006, n=100,809, % 2007, n=133,323, % 2008, n=140,174, % 2009, n=143,217, % 2010, n=153,758, %
Opioid prescription
 None 36.9 37.4 37.1 36.6 36.0
 Short term 43.1 42.4 41.5 41.0 40.6
 Chronic 20.0 20.2 21.4 22.3 23.4
Analgesic prescription
 Yes 15.2 14.2 13.9 14.0 14.2
Age group, yr
 20–44 19.3 17.4 17.1 16.8 16.4
 45–64 42.5 42.2 42.5 43.1 43.5
 65+ 38.2 40.4 40.5 40.1 40.2
Sex
 Men 49.4 51.4 51.8 51.9 52.2
Race
 Black 45.8 43.7 42.9 42.4 42.0
 White 48.1 50.6 51.3 51.8 52.2
 Other 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8
Dual statusb
 Yes 85.3 72.6 71.8 71.3 70.9
Residential area
 Large metropolitan 52.0 50.9 51.0 51.2 51.3
 Medium/small metropolitan 28.9 29.7 29.7 29.8 29.7
 Nonmetropolitan 19.1 19.5 19.4 19.1 19.0
ESRD vintage, yr
 1–2 18.0 18.1 17.1 16.9 16.6
 3–4 31.3 31.2 31.3 30.5 29.6
 5+ 50.8 50.7 51.7 52.7 53.8
Dialysis modalityc
 HD 94.6 94.2 94.3 94.4 94.3
History of kidney transplantation
 Yes 7.9 7.6 7.7 7.7 7.6
Nursing home residenced
 Yes 11.4 10.5 11.0 11.0 11.5
Cancere
 Yes 4.4 4.9 5.1 5.3 5.4
Prior pain-related hospitalization
 Yes 5.1 5.5 6.0 6.0 6.7
No. of prior hospitalizations
 0 38.8 40.3 40.9 41.4 41.9
 1–2 34.6 35.3 34.4 34.3 34.5
 3–4 14.7 14.0 13.7 13.5 13.4
 5 or more 11.9 10.5 11.0 10.8 10.2
a

The same patient might have been included in multiple years.

b

Dual status in Medicare and Medicaid.

c

The last modality in the study year.

d

On the basis of one or more claims in physician/carrier files.

e

On the basis of one or more inpatient stays with a cancer diagnosis and CMS Form 2728.