Survival in dialysis patients is not different between patients with diabetes as primary renal disease and patients with diabetes as a co-morbid condition

Table 2 Effect of treatment modality on survival; overall mortality and cardiovascular mortality rate on six patient groups.

*Patient group*	*Overall mortality rate* *(Number/* *1000 person years)*	*Cardiovascular mortality rate* *(Number/* *1000 person years)*
No DM	140	41
DM PRD	242	93
DM co-M	288	69

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