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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 3_1_5.2b
Adult hemodialysis patients who have an arteriovenous fistula as their primary mode of vascular access,a by ethnicity, United States, 2007
        Non-Hispanic    
    Total All races White Black Hispanic, all races
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   49.6 0.5 49.0 0.6 52.9 0.8 42.3 0.9 53.0 1.4
Age 18–44 54.8 1.4 54.7 1.6 61.5 2.5 48.8 2.1 55.2 3.2
45–64 50.8 0.9 50.2 0.9 54.3 1.4 44.9 1.3 53.6 2.1
65 and over 46.9 0.8 46.3 0.8 50.9 1.1 35.3 1.5 51.1 2.3
Gender Male 57.4 0.7 57.2 0.8 61.0 1.0 50.8 1.3 58.6 1.9
Female 39.9 0.8 38.8 0.9 41.9 1.2 33.5 1.2 46.3 2.1

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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