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Table 1 Patient characteristics ( n = 9777)

From: Agreement of reported vascular access on the medical evidence report and on medicare claims at hemodialysis initiation

Variable

nor mean (SD)

Percent

Age, years

  

 Mean

77.2 (6.6)

 

 67-74

3770

38.6

 75-84

4478

45.8

 ≥ 85

1529

15.6

Sex

  

 Male

5213

53.3

 Female

4563

46.7

Race

  

 White

7457

76.3

 African American

1784

18.2

 Asian/Pacific Islander

442

4.5

 Other

94

1.0

Ethnicity

  

 Hispanic

760

7.8

 Non-Hispanic

9017

92.2

Primary cause of ESRD

  

 Diabetes

3910

40.0

 Hypertension

3772

38.6

 Other/unknown

2095

21.4

  1. ESRD, End-stage renal disease; SD, Standard deviation.