Table 3 Hazard ratios (HR) of covariates, final model ^a

Gender

Male

1.0

Female

0.75

0.72-0.78

<0.001

Race/ethnicity

Non-Hispanic white

1.0

Non-Hispanic black

0.82

0.78-0.86

<0.001

Hispanic

1.16

1.09-1.22

<0.001

Other

1.25

1.16-1.35

<0.001

ZIP code-level income quartile

>75^th percentile

1.0

50-75^th percentile

0.90

0.86-0.95

<0.001

25-50^th percentile

0.85

0.81-0.89

<0.001

<25^th percentile

0.72

0.68-0.76

<0.001

Primary cause of ESRD

Diabetes

1.0

Hypertension

1.28

1.22-1.34

<0.001

Glomerular

2.50

2.38-2.62

<0.001

Cystic

2.99

2.75-3.24

<0.001

Other

1.37

1.29-1.45

<0.001

Unknown

1.46

1.33-1.61

<0.001

Co-morbid conditions^b

Congestive heart failure

0.59

0.56-0.62

<0.001

Ischemic heart disease

0.68

0.64-0.72

<0.001

Cerebrovascular accident

0.60

0.54-0.65

<0.001

Peripheral vascular disease

0.68

0.63-0.73

<0.001

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

0.47

0.42-0.53

<0.001

Tobacco abuse

0.84

0.78-0.91

<0.001

Drug dependence

0.35

0.29-0.39

<0.001

Cancer

0.33

0.29-0.39

<0.001

HIV no AIDS

0.09

0.04-0.18

<0.001

HIV with AIDS

0.65

0.54-0.78

<0.001

Non-ambulatory

0.32

0.26-0.39

<0.001