Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Value | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. of AVF placements per patient | 1.13** | |
| Age category* | ||
| 0–21 y | 210 (0.5%) | |
| 22–44 | 4,832 | 12.1% |
| 45–64 | 15,325 | 38.5% |
| 65–74 | 10,596 | 26.6% |
| 75+ | 8,857 | 22.2% |
| Race | ||
| Native American | 421 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1,637 | 4.1% |
| Black | 12,546 | 31.5% |
| White | 25,172 | 63.2% |
| Other/Unknown | 44 | 0.1% |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 22,703 | 57.0% |
| Female | 17,117 | 43.0% |
| Primary Cause of ESRD | ||
| Diabetes | 18,617 | 46.8% |
| Hypertension | 11,999 | 30.1% |
| Glomerulonephritis | 3,552 | 8.9% |
| Cystic kidney | 645 | 1.6% |
| Other urologic | 584 | 1.5% |
| Other cause | 3,256 | 8.2% |
| Unknown cause | 1,167 | 2.9% |
| ESRD Network | ||
| 1 | 1,238 | 3.1% |
| 2 | 1,838 | 4.6% |
| 3 | 1,460 | 3.7% |
| 4 | 1,436 | 3.6% |
| 5 | 2,468 | 6.2% |
| 6 | 4,105 | 10.3% |
| 7 | 2,352 | 5.9% |
| 8 | 2,557 | 6.4% |
| 9 | 3,052 | 7.7% |
| 10 | 1,650 | 4.1% |
| 11 | 2,653 | 6.7% |
| 12 | 1,614 | 4.1% |
| 13 | 1,971 | 4.9% |
| 14 | 4,015 | 10.1% |
| 15 | 1,616 | 4.1% |
| 16 | 1,150 | 2.9% |
| 17 | 1,824 | 4.6% |
| 18 | 2,821 | 7.1% |
N = 39,820. Except as indicated, values given as count (percentage).
*
Age as of January 1, 2013
**
mean
AVF, arteriovenous fistula; ESRD, end-stage renal disease