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Most of the migrants (78.1%) were unaware of their kidney condition upon arrival in Italy. Migrants began dialysis at a younger age compared to\u00a0Italian HD patients (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). A higher rate of late referral (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and use of temporary vascular access (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.015) was observed among migrants. No differences were found in the prevalence of hypertension (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.19), diabetes (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.27), and cardiovascular comorbidities (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.055). Only 34.7% of potentially eligible kidney transplant recipients were evaluated for transplantation. Migrants had a significantly higher total EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ-5D-5L) score index (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.046) and reported fewer problems with anxiety\/depression (-29.4%;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.03).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Migrants started HD at a younger age and had a higher rate of late referral compared to Italian patients. Consequently, dialysis initiation often occurred with temporary vascular access. 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