2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 1.31a

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Table 1.31a
Percent of hemodialysis patients with hemoglobin 11 gm/dL or higher, United States, 2002 and 2003

		2003			2002
Population group		Number	Percent	Standard error	Number	Percent	Standard error

Total		8,634	80	0.4	8,487	79	0.4

Age	18-44	1,313	76	1.2	1,353	76	1.2
	45-64	3,401	79	0.7	3,306	78	0.7
	65 and over	3,920	82	0.6	3,828	80	0.6

Gender	Male	4,033	80	0.6	4,605	80	0.6
Gender	Female	4,601	80	0.6	3,882	77	0.7

Race	White	4,769	80	0.6	4,632	79	0.6
	Black	3,086	79	0.7	3,058	77	0.8
	Asian	269	87	2.1	217	81	2.7
	American Indian or Alaska Native	164	83	2.9	161	78	3.3
	Multiple race	172	82	2.9	243	80	2.6

Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	7,359	80	0.5	7,251	78	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	3,768	80	0.7	3,709	78	0.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	3,008	79	0.7	2,988	77	0.8
	Hispanic, all races	1,120	81	1.2	1,140	83	1.1

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Clinical Performance Measure Project.