Figure 7.

Cause-specific mortality according to varying levels of kidney dysfunction. For the 3 categories of kidney dysfunction, cause-specific mortality is depicted. Sudden cardiac death was the major cause of death in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis (50.0% vs 10.1% [glomerular filtration rate {GFR} <60 mL/min] vs 10.3% [GFR ≥60 mL/min], χ² P=0.010). Number at the top of each bar is the mortality rate; number within the bar is the n per group. The unknown category was reserved for those patients whose cause of death could not be determined. Adapted from Cheema et al.¹¹⁵