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The case mix adjustment mean for the Mental Component Summary Score (MCS), Physical Component Summary Score (PCS), and the three kidney specific scores: Burden of Kidney Disease, Symptoms and Problems, and Effect of Kidney Disease were provided by Arbor Research Collaborative for Health. These data are part of the DOPPS III study.