2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 1.33

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Table 1.33
Percent of hemodialysis patients with arteriovenous fistula as primary mode of vascular access, United States, 2002 and 2003

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

Total		8,539	35	0.5	8,398	33	0.5

Age	18-44	1,296	46	1.4	1,333	42	1.4
	45-64	3,372	36	0.8	3,274	35	0.8
	65 and over	3,871	31	0.7	3,791	27	0.7

Gender	Male	4,549	44	0.7	4,558	42	0.7
Gender	Female	3,990	25	0.7	3,840	22	0.7

Race	White	4,708	38	0.7	4,578	35	0.7
	Black	3,059	29	0.8	3,031	29	0.8
	Asian	265	48	3.1	214	34	3.2
	American Indian or Alaska Native	164	52	3.9	160	40	3.9
	Multiple race	171	40	3.7	242	37	3.1

Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	7,305	35	0.6	7,167	32	0.6
	Non-Hispanic, White	3,730	38	0.8	3,660	34	0.8
	Non-Hispanic, Black	2,993	29	0.8	2,961	29	0.8
	Hispanic, all races	1111	38	1.5	1,136	38	1.4

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