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The number of new cases of ESRD has been on the
rise, with diabetes accounting for a growing percentage of these new cases.
Of the 86,438 new cases of ESRD in 1998, diabetes was the primary cause in
34,874 (40.3%) cases. USRDS 2000 Annual Data Report. 2000:251. |