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Table 1 Patient characteristics by age/disability status a,c

From: Medicare immunosuppressant coverage and access to kidney transplantation: a retrospective national cohort study

 

< 65/Non-disabled N = 76,228 (31.6%)

≥65/Disabled N = 164,922 (68.4%)

Waitlisted (n,%)

7,199 (9.4)

6,062 (3.7)

Mean age, years (SD)

50.5 (11.1)

65.0 (9.6)

Male (n,%)

39,808 (52.2)

87,910 (53.3))

Race/Ethnicity (n,%)

Non-Hispanic white

29,042 (38.1)

94,249 (57.1)

Non-Hispanic black

31,191 (40.9)

46,000 (27.9)

Hispanic

12,140 (15.9)

18,974 (11.5)

Other

3,855 (5.1)

5,699 (3.5)

Income quartile

>75th

18,451 (24.2)

47,156 (28.6)

50-75th

17,279 (22.7)

40,734 (24.7)

25-50th

18,383 (24.1)

40,029 (24.3)

<25th

22,115 (29.0)

37,003 (22.4)

Primary Cause ESRDb (n,%)

Diabetes

37,345 (49.0)

89,971 (54.6)

Hypertension

17,505 (23.0)

39,780 (24.1)

Glomerular

7,724 (10.1)

11,118 (6.7)

Cystic

1,569 (2.1)

2,448 (1.5)

Other/Unknown

12,085 (15.9)

21,605 (13.1)

Co-morbid Conditions (n,% with condition)

Congestive heart failure

18,501 (24.5)

61,259 (37.3)

Ischemic heart disease

10,961 (14.5)

48,848 (29.8)

Cerebrovascular accident

4,673 (6.2)

19,178 (11.7)

Peripheral vascular disease

7,634 (10.1)

30,571 (18.6)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

3,346 (4.4)

15,508 (9.4)

Tobacco abuse

6,088 (8.1)

9,693 (5.9)

Drug dependence

2,014 (2.7)

842 (0.5)

Cancer

1,994 (2.6)

9,880 (6.0)

HIV no AIDS

822 (1.7)

481 (0.4)

HIV with AIDS

1,383 (2.8)

2,408 (2.2)

Non-ambulatory

1,964 (2.6)

7,504 (4.6)

  1. ap < 0.001 for all characteristics.
  2. bESRD = end-stage renal disease.
  3. cESRD networks not shown.