Table 2.

Clinical demographics

	PD		HD		P-value
	n	% or Mean (SD)	n	% or Mean (SD)	Difference between PD and HD
Clinical characteristics
Stoke–Davies comorbidity count
0 comorbidities	15	21%	12	17%	0.520
1–2 comorbidities	46	66%	34	49%	0.040
≥3 comorbidities	9	13%	24	34%	0.003
Median Stoke–Davies comorbidity score (IQR)a	70	1.0 (1.0)	70	2.0 (2.0)	0.009
Median Stoke–Davies comorbidity score (IQR) <1 yeara	14	0.5 (2.0)	14	1.5 (1.0)	0.202
Median Stoke–Davies comorbidity score (IQR) >1 yeara	56	1.0 (1.0)	56	2.0 (2.0)	0.018
Diabetes	13	19%	25	36%	0.023
Late referral	9	13%	22	32%	0.007
Symptom counta	70	8.6 (3.1)	70	9.7 (3.2)	0.039
SGA 3-5 (mild to moderate malnutrition)	70	16%	70	24%	0.205
Total days in hospital over previous 12 monthsa	70	6.6 (8.8)	70	11.0 (18.1)	0.069
Adequately dialysed	70	91%	69	86%	0.274
Pill counta	70	10.6 (5.3)	65	11.1 (5.7)	0.436
Cognitive function
TMT-B within expected range for age and education level	65	58%	57	68%	0.255
MMSE within expected range for age and education level	70	90%	68	88%	0.739
Blood values
CRP ≤10 mg/L	45	64%	46	63%	0.889
Haemoglobin (g/dL)a	70	11.6 (1.7)	70	11.7 (1.2)	0.804

Pearson chi-square test used for all other P-values.

^aIndependent t-test.

^bMann–Whitney.