2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 1.30a

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Table 1.30a
Percent of hemodialysis patients with urea reduction ratio 65 percent or higher, United States, 2002 and 2003

		2003			2002
Population group		Number	Percent	Standard error	Number	Percent	Standard error

Total		8,634	87	0.4	8,487	86	0.4

Age	18-44	1,313	81	1.1	1,353	80	1.1
	45-64	3,401	84	0.6	3,306	83	0.7
	65 and over	3,920	92	0.4	3,828	90	0.5

Gender	Male	4,033	92	0.4	4,605	81	0.6
Gender	Female	4,601	82	0.6	3,882	91	0.5

Race	White	4,769	88	0.5	4,632	87	0.5
	Black	3,086	85	0.6	3,058	83	0.7
	Asian	269	95	1.3	217	93	1.7
	American Indian/Alaska Native	164	88	2.5	161	89	2.5
	Multiple race	172	85	2.7	243	85	2.3

Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	7,359	86	0.4	7,251	85	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, White	3,768	87	0.5	3,709	86	0.6
	Non-Hispanic, Black	3,008	85	0.7	2,988	83	0.7
	Hispanic, all races	1,120	90	0.9	1,140	88	1.0

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Clinical Performance Measure Project.