Table 1.
Characteristics of Participants
| Patient Variables | N=28 |
|---|---|
| Age (y), Median (IQR) | 63 (39, 71) |
| Sex (%) | |
| Male | 12 (43%) |
| Female | 16 (57%) |
| Self-reported race | |
| White | 16 (57%) |
| Black | 5 (18%) |
| Asian | 3 (10%) |
| Others | 4 (14%) |
| Self-reported ethnicity | |
| Hispanic | 2 (7%) |
| Non-Hispanic | 26 (93%) |
| Self-reported highest educational attainment | |
| High school and/ or less | 11 (39%) |
| Associate degree or Trade School | 8 (29%) |
| College and/ or higher | 8 (29%) |
| Postgraduate and/ or higher | 1 (3%) |
| Stage of kidney disease | |
| Stage 4 CKD | 12 (43%) |
| Stage 5 CKD | 5 (18%) |
| In-center hemodialysis | 6 (21%) |
| Kidney transplant (1 patient was on peritoneal dialysis before kidney transplant) | 5 (18%) |
| Care Partner Variables | N=14 |
| Relationship with patient | |
| Spouse | 8 (66%) |
| Relative | 2 (17%) |
| Others | 2 (17%) |
Abbreviations: CKD, chronic kidney disease.