1. 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
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2. 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
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