Incidence of treatment for end-stage renal disease attributed to diabetes mellitus--United States, 1980-1989.

End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is defined as renal insufficiency requiring dialysis or kidney transplantation for survival. In the United States, diabetes mellitus is the major cause of ESRD. This report summarizes trends during the 1980s in the incidence of treatment for ESRD attributable to diabetes mellitus (ESRD-DM).