Define the Population for your Query
Display Options
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Section I – Define query population (upper left panel)
Step 1: Choose geographic area
Use the three radio buttons to select an ESRD population from the entire U.S., a selected ESRD network, or specific states/territories. Clicking on “Selected ESRD Networks” will default to network 1; click on the drop-down arrow to the right of the selection box to choose a different network from the drop-down list. You can select only one network. Similarly, clicking on “Selected States/Territories” will default to Alabama; choose a different state/territory from the drop-down list. You can select only one state or territory. Hover your mouse over the criteria title for more details.
Step 2: Choose a range of data years
Use the slider bar to specify the range of years for your query. The default selection is most recent year. The button can be dragged to encompass multiple years. Drag the round button left and right to change the start and end year for your query population.
Step 3: Choose age
Use the five radio buttons to choose patient age ranges for your query. By default the range is all ages. Click on “0-17” to choose the pediatric population, or click “18+” or “65+.” Use the last radio button to choose a specific age group. Click on the drop-down arrow and choose from the drop-down list. You can choose one or multiple age groups, or click “Select All” to include all age groups. Click “Deselect All” to clear your selection.
Step 4: Choose sex
Choose the sex of your query population using the two checkboxes. Default is both female and male.
Step 5: Choose race/ethnicity
Use the drop-down menu to choose races/ethnicities for your population. Click on “Select All” or “Deselect All” to choose all races/ethnicities or deselect all races/ethnicities. You can choose more than one race/ethnicity category. Default is all races/ethnicities.
Step 6: Choose treatment modality
Use the drop-down selection box to choose one or more treatment modalities for your query. Click “Select All” to select all treatment modalities or “Deselect All” to clear your choices. Default is all modalities.
Step 7: Choose primary ESRD diagnosis group
Choose one or more ESRD diagnosis groups from the drop-down list. Default is all diagnosis groups.
Step 8: Reset your selection (optional)
Click the reset button to clear your selections and set all criteria back to default.
Section II – Define query display option (lower left panel)
You can display your results by up to two stratifications. The first stratification must be year if you choose multiple years of data. To display your results by two stratifications other than year, such as sex and race, select only 1 year of data in Step 2, Section I above.
Step 1: Choose first display option
Click on a radio button to choose the first element with which to summarize your query results. The default selection is state, and the resulting table will break down query results by state, while Admission Rate or Hospitalized Days Rate produces a US state map with the respective rates. Displaying results by something other than state generates bar charts.
If you choose more than 1 year of data for your query population, only the year option will be available for the first display option. The resulting table will break down query results by years, while selecting Admission Rate or Hospitalized Days Rate will produce the respective bar chart by year for the selected rate.
Step 2: Choose second display option
Click a different radio button to choose your second display option. No secondary display options are available when the first is state or network. The default selection is “None.” For example, if you click “Sex,” the query results will be displayed by both year and sex. The resulting table will show year and sex in the first two columns, and Admission Rate (per PY), Hospitalized Days Rate (per PY), Admission count, and Hospitalized Days in the following columns. In the chart, the first display option is shown as the x-axis category, and the second display option is shown as the legend categories. In this case, the x-axis shows years, and the legend shows sex categories.
You can select up to two summary variables by which to display the data.
Section III – Main query results display (right panel)
1) Chart
The resulting chart is shown here on the right-hand side of the page. The “Admission Rate” and “Hospitalized Days Rate” tabs displays column charts and maps for their respective tabs, while the “Table” tab displays both Rates, as well as Admission Counts and Hospitalized Days.
Hover your mouse over the bars in the chart to see the number in each category. Remove specific categories by clicking the chart legend below the chart. Text under the chart summarizes the criteria for the query population.
Click on the burger icon in the upper right corner of the chart to download the resulting query figure as a JPEG image, SVG vector image, or PDF document.
Access the state tile-map by choosing “Entire U.S.” as your geographic query area, and selecting “State” as the display option. This map is only accessible if you choose 1 year of data. Hover your mouse over the chart to see numbers in each state. Use the navigation button at the upper left corner or scroll the mouse wheel over the map to zoom in and out. You can also click on a state to zoom in and see the state's county rates. Use the burger icon in the upper right of the chart to download the map as a JPEG image, SVG vector image, or PDF document.
A county map is available when you select a specific state as the geographic area for your query, and display by county. You can also click on a specific state in the state tile-map mentioned above. The county map for Minnesota is shown below as an example. Hover over the map to see the rate in each county. Use the navigation button or your mouse to zoom in and out of the county map. Download the county map by clicking the burger icon located in the upper right corner of the chart.
Like the state tile-map, the geographic map option is available only if you choose 1 year of data in Step 2, Section I above.
2) Table
The resulting table is shown here on the right-hand side of the page. You can copy the table to the clipboard, print it, or click on the “Download” button to download it in CSV, Excel, or PDF format.
3) Instruction
Step-by-step instructions by section are provided here. Click on the different tabs to switch between sections.