|
PCS12
|
MCS12
|
Symptoms/problems
|
Effects of kidney disease
|
Burden of kidney disease
|
---|
|
Mean*
|
SE
|
P
|
Mean*
|
SE
|
P
|
Mean*
|
SE
|
P
|
Mean*
|
SE
|
P
|
Mean*
|
SE
|
P
|
Quality of therapeutic practices
|
0.006
|
0.006
|
NS
| | |
0.05
| | |
NS
| | |
NS
| | |
NS
|
High
| | | |
44.6
|
1.0
|
0.01
| | | | | | | | | |
Moderate
| | | |
42.8
|
0.7
|
0.13
| | | | | | | | | |
Poor
| | | |
40.8
|
1.3
|
ref.
| | | | | | | | | |
Time since referral to a nephrologist
| | |
NS
| | |
NS
| | |
0.004
| | |
0.09
| | |
NS
|
>12 months
| | | | | | |
69.9
|
1.5
|
0.001
|
63.5
|
1.8
|
0.03
| | | |
[4 - 12[
| | | | | | |
69.5
|
2.7
|
0.007
|
62.9
|
3.2
|
0.09
| | | |
[1 - 4 [
| | | | | | |
59.0
|
3.2
|
ref.
|
55.1
|
3.9
|
ref.
| | | |
Number of nephrology consultations
| | |
NS
| | |
NS
| | |
NS
| | |
NS
| | |
NS
|
6 or more
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3 - 5
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
0 - 2
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
- Abbreviations: HRQoL, health related quality of life; PCS, physical component summary; MCS, mental component summary; SE, standard error; NS, not significant.
- *Model adjusted for age, gender, BMI, primary renal disease, presence of co-morbidity, and nephrology unit.