Differences in Use of Peritoneal Dialysis and Survival Among East Asian, Indo Asian, and White ESRD Patients in Canada Brenda R. Hemmelgarn, PhD, MD, Sophia Chou, MD, Natasha Wiebe, MMath, PStat, Bruce F. Culleton, MD, Braden J. Manns, MD, MSc, Scott Klarenbach, MD, MSc, Nadia A. Khan, MD, MSc, Sita Gourishankar, MD, MSc, Karen E. Yeates, MD, MSc, John S. Gill, MD, MSc, Marcello Tonelli, MD, SM American Journal of Kidney Diseases Volume 48, Issue 6, Pages 964-971 (December 2006) DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2006.08.021 Copyright © 2006 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Proportion of patients initiating RRT on PD, by race. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2006 48, 964-971DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2006.08.021) Copyright © 2006 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Adjusted survival of patients after initiation of RRT, by race. Adjusted for age, sex, primary cause of ESRD, year of RRT initiation, comorbidities (diabetes mellitus, coronary disease, hypertension, chronic heart failure, stroke or transient ischemic attack, chronic lung disease, serious medical illness, peripheral vascular disease, and malignancy), smoking status, initial dialysis modality, SES, geographic region, and rural residence. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2006 48, 964-971DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2006.08.021) Copyright © 2006 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions