Northwest Renal Network 2006 Dialysis Facility Report Summary
	Prevalent Patient Characteristics
						US	Network		AK	ID	MT	OR	WA
	Average facility size (# patients, 2002-05 average)					94	82		88	73	54	69	102
	Prevalent Patient Characteristics (2005)					US	Network		AK	ID	MT	OR	WA
	Average Age					61	61		59	61	61	62	61
	Percent Male					54%	56%		54%	58%	57%	56%	55%
	Percent Black					37%	9%		13%	1%	1%	7%	13%
		Asian/Pacific Islander				5%	8%		14%	2%	1%	6%	11%
		Native American				2%	4%		14%	7%	22%	2%	3%
		White				54%	77%		58%	90%	75%	85%	73%
		Hispanic				14%	8%		3%	12%	2%	9%	9%
	Primary Renal Diagnosis of Diabetes					42%	41%		45%	45%	49%	39%	41%
		Hypertension				27%	18%		17%	19%	10%	21%	18%
		Primary Glomerulonephritis				11%	15%		18%	15%	14%	15%	15%
		Other or Unknown				20%	25%		21%	21%	26%	25%	25%
	Average Years on Dialysis					4.2	4.2		4.4	4.0	4.5	4.0	4.3
	Source of Patients
		Percent Continuing				67%	66%		70%	63%	70%	66%	66%
		Incident				20%	21%		21%	23%	19%	22%	20%
		Transferring In				12%	13%		9%	14%	11%	12%	14%
	Disposition of Patients
		Percent Continuing				70%	69%		69%	72%	71%	68%	69%
		Transferring Out				9%	8%		5%	7%	6%	8%	9%
		Transplanted				3%	4%		6%	4%	5%	5%	4%
		Died				17%	16%		18%	17%	17%	18%	15%
		Other				2%	2%		2%	2%	1%	2%	2%
												3-Mar-07