Table 1.
Patient characteristics (N = 584)
| Characteristics | % (n) |
|---|---|
| Age, yr, mean (SD) | 68.16 (14.4) |
| Sex (male) | 54.1 |
| Type of treatment | |
| Predialysis | 40.8 (238) |
| HD | 38.0 (222) |
| PD | 12.5 (73) |
| Transplant | 8.7 (51) |
| Months on dialysis (HD and PD only) | 27.3 (22.1) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married | 59.8 |
| Single, separated, divorced, widowed | 40.2 |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 31.5 |
| High school | 31.3 |
| Trade school/technical college | 21.9 |
| University | 8.8 |
| Graduate/postgraduate | 6.5 |
| First language English | 80.0 |
| Race | |
| White | 80.5 |
| Aboriginal | 7.2 |
| Asian | 8.1 |
| African | 1.4 |
| Other | 2.4 |
HD, hemodialysis; PD, peritoneal dialysis.