Regional differences in the 5-year survival of incident dialysis patients in Japan are significantly influenced by uncontrollable baseline regional factors, including local heart disease mortality rates, average temperature, and the proportion of elderly patients.
Regional dialysis survival differences may reflect baseline factors; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
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