|
Characteristics
|
UK Sample (N=144)
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US sample (N=137)
| |
|---|
| |
Mean (STD) or N (%)
|
p*
|
|---|
|
CKD stage
| | |
<0.01
|
|
CKD stage 1-2
|
24 (16.8)
|
51 (37.5)
| |
|
CKD stage 3
|
65 (45.5)
|
50 (36.8)
| |
|
CKD stage 4
|
37 (25.9)
|
26 ( 19.1)
| |
|
CKD stage 5
|
17 * (11.9)
|
9 (6.6)
| |
|
Women
|
56 (39.2)
|
46 (33.3)
|
0.35
|
|
Age
|
52.0 (13.8)
|
49.1 (12.9)
|
0.07
|
|
Months since Transplant
|
63.7 (40.9)
|
39.5 (52.8)
|
<0.01
|
|
Diabetes
|
26 (18.2)
|
46 (33.3)
|
<0.01
|
|
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
|
44 (30.1)
|
31 (22.6)
|
0.13
|
|
Hypertension (HTN)
|
82 (57.3)
|
40 (29.2)
|
<0.01
|
|
Depression/Anxiety
|
5 (3.5)
|
15 (11.0)
|
0.01
|
|
Albumin
|
4.1 (0.3)
|
4.0 (0.4)
|
0.02
|
|
Hemoglobin
|
12.9 (1.6)
|
12.0 (2.0)
|
<0.01
|
|
Calcium
|
9.8 (0.5)
|
9.2 (0.9)
|
<0.01
|
|
Phosphorus
|
3.3 (1.1)
|
3.1 (0.8)
|
0.08
|
- Characteristics of study samples. * Fourteen subjects were returned to dialysis at the time of survey. * p values based on Χ2 or Student’s t-test.
