Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of haemodialysis participants in the San Francisco completing survey (N = 61)
| P-value for | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All subjects | Black | Latino | White | Asian | comparison across | |
| (N = 61) | (N = 23) | (N = 7) | (N = 21) | (N = 10) | race/ ethnicity groups | |
| Mean ± standard deviation | ||||||
| Age (years) | 62 ± 15 | 62 ±13 | 51 ± 19 | 67 ± 14 | 58 ± 18 | 0.1 |
| Years on dialysis | 4 ± 3 | 4 ± 4 | 4 ± 2 | 4 ± 2 | 4 ± 3 | 0.9 |
| Charlson comorbidity indexa | 3 ± 2 | 3 ± 2 | 2 ± 1 | 3 ± 2 | 4 ± 2 | 0.2 |
| Illness effects questionnairea | 74 ± 25 | 71 ± 30 | 80 ± 28 | 77 ± 23 | 70 ± 14 | 0.7 |
| Satisfaction with life scalea | 17 ± 7 | 16 ± 7 | 21 ± 8 | 15 ± 6 | 17 ± 7 | 0.2 |
| Frequency (N) | ||||||
| Men % (N) | 74 (45) | 70 (16) | 100 (7) | 76 (16) | 60 (6) | 0.3 |
| Diabetes % (N) | 48 (29) | 43 (10) | 29 (2) | 52 (11) | 60 (6) | 0.6 |
| Living arrangements % (N) | 0.6 | |||||
| Alone | 34 (21) | 43 (10) | 43 (3) | 28 (6) | 20 (2) | |
| With family/friends | 59 (36) | 52 (12) | 57 (4) | 57 (12) | 80 (8) | |
| Nursing facility | 7 (4) | 4 (1) | 0 (0) | 14 (3) | 0 (0) | |
| Education % (N) | 0.02 | |||||
| Less than high school | 16 (10) | 35 (8) | 14 (1) | 0 (0) | 10 (1) | |
| High school graduate | 25 (15) | 26 (6) | 14 (1) | 19 (4) | 40 (4) | |
| College education | 59 (36) | 39 (9) | 71 (5) | 81 (17) | 50 (5) | |
| Faith or spiritual beliefs importanta % (N) | 68 (40) | 87 (20) | 57 (4) | 45 (9) | 78 (7) | 0.02 |
| Depressive symptoms % (N) | 48 (29) | 43 (10) | 71 (5) | 48 (10) | 40 (4) | 0.6 |
aData on 59 participants available.