Table 3.

Preparation for KRT by country and sex

Parameter	All		Brazil		France		US
	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
Patients, n	1462	1038	148	136	903	502	411	400
Preparation for KRTa
Access creation	39	34	45	37	44	39	26	27
Type of accessb
Vascular access	87	82	94	78	87	86	81	73
Peritoneal access	14	18	6	22	13	14	19	28
On the transplant waiting list	23	22	11	12	28	33	15	12

Restricted to patients with eGFR <20 ml/min per 1.73 m².

eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; KRT, kidney replacement therapy; US, United States.

^aBased on interval summary data since 1 yr before the first eGFR < 20 ml/min per 1.73 m²; overall 6% missing, 13% missing in Brazil, 0% missing in France, and 4% missing in the US.

^bAmong patients with data on which type of access was created; overall 24% missing, 40% missing in Brazil, 0% missing in France, and 17% missing in the US.