2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 36a

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Table 36a
Hemodialysis patients with arteriovenous fistula as primary mode of vascular access, by race, United States, 2005

Population group		Total		Single race								Multiple races
		Total		White		Black		Asian		AI/AN		Multiple races
		Percent	SE^a	Percent	SE^a	Percent	SE^a	Percent	SE^a	Percent	SE^a	Percent	SE^a
Total		44	0.5	47	0.7	38	0.9	43	3.3	53	4.0	71	5.9
Age	18-44	52	1.4	56	2.1	50	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
	45-64	45	0.9	48	1.2	39	1.3	55	5.9	57	5.4	30	9.1
	65 and over	40	0.8	44	1.0	31	1.4	37	4.2	50	6.9	27	9.6
Gender	Male	53	0.7	55	0.9	48	1.3	50	4.6	61	5.7	47	7.3
Gender	Female	33	0.8	36	1.0	29	1.2	35	4.6	46	5.6	*	*

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

^* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; SE: standard error.

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