Figure 1. Data Merge and Cohort Selection to Assess the Association Between Dialysis Facility Ownership and Access to Kidney Transplantation.

^aThere were 2948 dialysis facilities within the US Renal Data System that could not be linked to the Dialysis Facility Compare and Dialysis Facility Report cohort. There were 13 facilities that were in the Dialysis Facility Compare and Dialysis Facility Report cohort that could not be linked to the US Renal Data System.

^bOnly a single observation for when the event (placement on the deceased donor kidney transplantation waiting list or receipt of a kidney transplant) occurred was included. The last observation was included for patients who died or were censored at the end of the study (December 31, 2016).