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Objective. To describe current and future health inequalities in End Stage Renal Disease in Mexico (ESRD) in Mexican states with varying degrees of marginality. Material and Methods. Using results, obtained by us in 2009, of an indirect estimation of incidence, prevalence, and mortality rates, and of the average case duration, we grouped these data according to the social deprivation level of the Mexican states. We measured health inequalities using the Health Concentration Index. Results. We found rising inequalities, between 2005 and 2025, in ESRD incidence, prevalence and mortality rates, as well as in the average duration of cases. Conclusion. We project an important increase in the prevalence of ESRD for 2025 which will be greater in the Mexican states with more marginality. This will increase health inequities already present and represent important challenges for health care financing, especially if no action is taken to control the causes and progression of ESRD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hemodialysis since the 1970s has undergone major technological, organizational and conceptual changes. Objective: To assess the survival probability of patients who have entered a hemodialysis program in relation to the time of their treatment beginning. Material and methods: A retrospective non concurrent cohort study of two groups of patients admitted to hemodialysis before1995 (Group 1) and after 1995 (Group 2), matched for age, sex and etiology of end stage renal disease (ESRD). Results: We selected 179 patients in group 1 (prescription KT/V = 1.0) and 180 patients in group 2 (prescription KT/V ≥ 1. 2). There was no statistical difference in the survival of patients based on the year of admission to hemodialysis (median ± SE: 7.2 ± 2.38 years for Group 1 and median ± SE: 7.4 ± 1.49 years for Group 2). The one and five year survival was 0.87 ± 0.026 and 0.54 ± 0.047 for Group 1; and 0.86 ± 0.028 and 0.62 ± 0.051 for group 2. The difference was not statistically significant. Conclusion: There was no difference in survival in the two groups studied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]