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. 2018 Jul 10;48(1):4–14. doi: 10.1159/000490624

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3.

Associations between race and gender and use of AV access for the initiation of hemodialysis among patients with ESRD in United States. Adjusted and unadjusted odds ratios for probability of (a) AV access use versus CVC to initiate hemodialysis, and (b) AV fistula use versus AV graft use to initiate hemodialysis. a Compared to white patients, the ORs, fully adjusted, and 95% CIs for AV access in incident ESRD patients by race: blacks, 1.08 (1.07–1.10); Hispanics, 0.89 (0.87–0.90); Asians, 1.11 (1.07–1.14); and Native Americans, 1.04 (0.98–1.10). Compared to male patients, the ORs, fully adjusted, and 95% CI for females, 0.85 (0.84–0.86). b Compared to white patients, the ORs, fully adjusted, and 95% CIs for AV fistula in incident ESRD patients by race: blacks, 0.52 (0.50–0.54); Hispanics, 0.93 (0.89–0.98); Asians, 0.88 (0.83–0.94); and Native Americans, 1.30 (1.12–1.52). Compared to male patients, the OR, fully adjusted, and 95% CI for female patients, 0.45 (0.44–0.47). AV, arteriovenous; CVC, central venous catheter.