A Comorbidity Index for Mortality Prediction in Chinese Patients with ESRD Receiving Hemodialysis

Chinese patients with ESRD have different comorbidity patterns than white patients with ESRD and require a validated comorbidity index. The objective of this study was to develop a new index for mortality prediction in 2006-2009 Taiwanese incident hemodialysis patients.Data were retrieved from 2005 to 2010 Taiwan National Health Insurance claim records, and follow-up was available until December 31, 2010. The same comorbid conditions as the US...