Patient characteristics: American vs Canadian transplant patients US patients Canadian patients White patients (%) 71 82 Black patients (%) 23 3 DM as primary cause of ESRD (%) 18 Cadaveric graft (%) 70 76 Kim S et al. Am J Transplant 2006; 6:109-114.
Mortality risk: American vs Canadian transplant patients End point Hazard ratio (95% CI) p Overall adjusted posttransplant mortality 1.35 (1.24–1.47) <0.005 Mortality in first year posttransplant 1.09 0.30 Mortality beyond the first year posttransplant 1.49–1.53 Kim S et al. Am J Transplant 2006; 6:109-114.