1 Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 4678601, Japan. mmurashi@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp.
2 Department of Nephrology, Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya Hospital, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
3 Division of Nephrology and Kidney Center, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
4 Committee of Renal Data Registry of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy, Tokyo, Japan.
5 Showa University Research Administration Center (SURAC), Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
6 Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
7 Department of Hygiene, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
8 Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
9 Department of Blood Purification, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
10 Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
11 Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 4678601, Japan.
12 Department of Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.