Northwest Renal Network 2007 Dialysis Facility Report Summary
	Incident Patient Characteristics
	Incident Patient Characteristics (2006)					US	Network		AK	ID	MT	OR	WA
	Average Age					62.4	62.0		61.1	61.3	59.6	62.2	62.6
	Percent Female					45%	40%		38%	37%	50%	38%	41%
	Percent Black					28%	6%		13%	3%	2%	3%	9%
		Asian/Pacific Islander				3%	5%		10%	1%	0%	3%	8%
		Native American				2%	5%		4%	3%	31%	1%	3%
		White				67%	85%		73%	93%	67%	93%	80%
		Hispanic				11%	7%		2%	10%	1%	7%	7%
	Primary Renal Diagnosis of Diabetes					45%	40%		49%	43%	50%	36%	41%
		Hypertension				27%	22%		19%	28%	15%	22%	21%
		Primary Glomerulonephritis				7%	12%		10%	12%	9%	13%	10%
		Other or Missing				21%	27%		22%	17%	26%	29%	28%
	Medical Coverage Group Only					17%	15%		20%	21%	7%	14%	15%
		Medicare Only				18%	18%		4%	19%	11%	26%	14%
		Medicaid Only				11%	10%		10%	5%	16%	10%	11%
		Medicare and Medicaid Only				13%	9%		12%	9%	12%	8%	9%
		Medicare and Other				27%	35%		41%	36%	30%	32%	38%
		Other or Unkown				8%	8%		5%	3%	14%	6%	10%
		None				7%	6%		9%	7%	10%	6%	4%
	Average BMI Male					26.6	26.7		28.8	27.4	26.8	26.5	26.5
		Female				28.0	27.9		26.2	28.9	27.5	28.1	27.8
	Percent Employed Six Months Prior to ESRD					36%	41%		35%	45%	23%	43%	43%
		At Start of ESRD				22%	27%		22%	29%	9%	24%	32%
	Pre-ESRD Nephrologist Care (% of new patients)
		None				30%	27%		19%	32%	36%	26%	25%
		Less than 6 Months				11%	7%		1%	8%	6%	7%	7%
		6-12 Months				24%	29%		33%	41%	22%	30%	26%
		>12 Months				24%	33%		31%	19%	37%	31%	39%
		Unknown				11%	4%		16%	0%	0%	6%	3%
												July 28, 2007