QuickStats: Percentage of Emergency Department Visits Made by Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Among Persons Aged 18 Years or Older, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex

During 2015–2016, 3.5% of adult visits to the emergency department were made by those with chronic kidney disease.

A higher percentage of visits were made by men with chronic kidney disease than women (4.1% compared with 2.7%).

The same pattern was observed for non-Hispanic black men (5.0%) and women (2.4%).

Although the pattern was similar, there was no statistically significant difference in emergency department visits by sex for Hispanic and non-Hispanic white adults.

SOURCE: National Center for Health Statistics, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2015–2016.

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