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Survival on dialysis among American Indians and Alaska natives with diabetes in the United States, 1995 - 2010

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  • Burrows, N.R.
  • Cho, P.
  • Bullard, K.M.
  • Narva, A.S.
  • Eggers, P.W.

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Objectives. We assessed survival in American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) with end-stage renal disease attributed to diabetes who initiated hemodialysis between 1995 and 2009. Methods. Follow-up extended from the first date of dialysis in the United States Renal Data System until December 31, 2010, kidney transplantation, or death. We used the Kaplan-Meier method to compute survival on dialysis by age and race/ethnicity and Cox regression analysis to compute adjusted hazard ratios (HRs). Results. Our study included 510 666 persons48% Whites, 2% AI/AN persons, and 50% others. Median follow-up was 2.2 years (interquartile range = 1.1û4.1 years). At any age, AI/AN persons survived longer on hemodialysis than Whites; this finding persisted after adjusting for baseline differences. Among AI/AN individuals, those with full Indian blood ancestry had the lowest adjusted risk of death compared with Whites (HR = 0.58; 95% confidence interval = 0.55, 0.61). The risk increased with declining proportion of AI/AN ancestry. Conclusions. Survival on dialysis was better among AI/AN than White persons with diabetes. Among AI/AN persons, the inverse relationship between risk of death and level of AI/AN ancestry suggested that cultural or hereditary factors played a role in survival.

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  • Burrows, N.R. & Cho, P. & Bullard, K.M. & Narva, A.S. & Eggers, P.W., 2014. "Survival on dialysis among American Indians and Alaska natives with diabetes in the United States, 1995 - 2010," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 104(S3), pages 490-495.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2014.301942_6
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301942
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