Table 3_1

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Table 3_1_6.2b
Adult hemodialysis patients who received an arteriovenous fistula as primary mode of vascular access, by ethnicity, United States, 2006
Population group		Total		Non-Hispanic						Hispanic, all races
		Total		All races		White		Black		Hispanic, all races
		Percent	SE^a	Percent	SE^a	Percent	SE^a	Percent	SE^a	Percent	SE^a
Total		45	0.5	44	0.6	46	0.8	40	0.9	52	1.4
Age	18–44	53	1.4	51	1.6	56	2.6	48	2.0	59	3.4
	45–64	46	0.8	44	0.9	46	1.4	41	1.3	54	2.1
	65 and over	42	0.8	41	0.8	45	1.1	32	1.5	46	2.3
Gender	Male	53	0.7	52	0.8	55	1.0	48	1.2	60	1.8
Gender	Female	35	0.8	34	0.8	34	1.2	30	1.2	41	2.2

^a Standard error was calculated based on sample size, assuming random sample design.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, End-Stage Renal Disease Clinical Performance Measures Project.

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