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Table 6 Characteristics of participants in Phase 3

From: Development of a measure for patients preparing to start dialysis and their partners: The Starting Dialysis Questionnaire (SDQ)

 

Patients

n = 83

Partners

n = 83

Socio-demographic characteristics

  

Male n (%)

52 (63%)

31 (37%)

Age M (SD, years)

64 (14)

63 (15)

Married n (%)

69 (84%)

70 (84%)

Highest level of education n (%)

  

 None

4 (5%)

4 (5%)

 Primary school

3 (4%)

2 (2%)

 Secondary school

40 (48%)

33 (40%)

 College or training certification

25 (30%)

36 (43%)

 University – undergraduate

4 (5%)

5 (6%)

 University – postgraduate

6 (7%)

3 (4%)

 Missing

1 (1%)

Ethnicity n (%)*

  

 White British

75 (91%)

77 (93%)

 White Other

1 (1%)

1 (1%)

 Asian Pakistani

2 (2%)

2 (2%)

 Asian Other

3 (4%)

2 (2%)

 Mixed/multiple ethnic groups

1 (1%)

 Missing

2 (2%)

Employment status n (%)

  

 Retired

44 (53%)

45 (54%)

 Working full-time

20 (24%)

15 (18%)

 Working part-time

5 (6%)

10 (12%)

 Unable to work

12 (14%)

6 (7%)

 Do not work

6 (7%)

 Missing

2 (2%)

1 (1%)

Dialysis characteristics

  

Type of patient n (%)

  

 Incident patient

54 (65%)

 Prevalent patient

6 (7%)

 Missing

23 (28%)

Start of dialysis

  

 Planned

52 (63%)

 Unplanned

4 (5%)

 Missing

27 (32%)

Mode of dialysis n (%)

  

 HD

50 (60%)

 PD

24 (29%)

 Missing

9 (11%)

Type of access at pre-dialysis n (%)

  

 AVF

27 (33%)

 Tesio line

7 (8%)

 PD catheter

21 (25%)

 Missing

28 (34%)

Clinical variables

  

 eGFR M (SD)

9.2 (3.3)

 Haemoglobin g/L M (SD)

107.9 (15.9)

 Serum albumin g/L M (SD)

37.9 (6.0)

Comorbidity risk n (%)

  

 Low

23 (28%)

 Medium

42 (50%)

 High

10 (12%)

 Missing

8 (10%)

 

Primary renal diagnosis n (%)

  

 Glomerulonephritis

10 (12%)

 Polycystic

9 (11%)

 Diabetes

7 (8%)

 Renal vascular disease

5 (6%)

 Hypertension

4 (5%)

 Pyelonephritis

3 (4%)

 Other

4 (5%)

 Uncertain

7 (8%)

 Missing

34 (41%)

 
  1. AVF arteriovenous fistula, HD haemodialysis, PD peritoneal dialysis, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate. Incident patient means a patient starting dialysis for the first time; prevalent refers to a patient who has been on a form of renal replacement therapy before but who intends to start dialysis due to a failing transplant
  2. *Ethnicity codes taken from those used in UK renal units