Table 1.
Sample characteristics
| Black (n = 49) | White (n = 22) | ||
| Sociodemographic | |||
| Age (mean ± SD) | 48.78 ± 15.03 | 59.95 ± 15.10 | t = 2.89, P = 0.005 |
| Male, n (%) | 18 (36.7) | 12 (54.5) | n.s. |
| Married | 13 (26.5) | 11 (50.0) | n.s. |
| Number of adults living together, median | 2 | 2 | n.s. |
| Years of education | 12.31 ± 1.88 | 14.14 ± 3.63 | t = 2.80, P = 0.007 |
| Full-time or part-time employment | 5 (10.2) | 3 (13.6) | n.s. |
| Disabled/unable to work | 27 (55.1) | 11 (50.0) | n.s. |
| Annual household income <$20 000 | 32 (65.3) | 10 (45.5) | n.s. |
| Yes, income meets basic needs | 28 (57.1) | 16 (72.7) | n.s. |
| No religious preference | 8 (16.3) | 7 (31.8) | n.s. |
| Extent of following religious customs and practices | n.s. | ||
| Never or sometimes | 9 (22.0) | 6 (40.0) | |
| Frequently or always | 32 (78.0) | 9 (60.0) | |
| Importance of spirituality in life | n.s. | ||
| Not at all-somewhat important | 9 (18.4) | 8 (36.4) | |
| Very-extremely important | 40 (81.6) | 14 (63.6) | |
| Insurancea | |||
| Medicare | 40 (81.6) | 17 (77.3) | |
| Medicaid | 24 (49.0) | 6 (27.3) | |
| Private | 8 (16.3) | 4 (18.2) | |
| Clinical | |||
| In-center HD | 40 (81.6) | 16 (72.7) | n.s. |
| PD (all CCPDb) | 9 (18.4) | 6 (27.3) | |
| Years on dialysis (mean ± SD) | 5.19 ± 3.64 | 2.71 ± 1.60 | t = 3.98, P = 0.003 |
| Depression or use of antidepressants | 8 (16.3) | 9 (40.9) | χ2 = 5.04, P = 0.025 |
| Health-related quality of life, illness effects and satisfaction | |||
| SF-36 physical component score | 35.47 ± 9.06 | 36.19 ± 6.97 | n.s. |
| Mental component score | 39.95 ± 9.16 | 40.01 ± 7.84 | n.s. |
| Illness effects questionnaire score | 66.31 ± 33.88 | 70.51 ± 29.15 | n.s. |
| Satisfaction with life | n.s. | ||
| Not at all satisfied or not satisfied | 8 (16.3) | 5 (22.7) | |
| Satisfied or very satisfied | 41 (83.7) | 17 (77.3) | |
| Satisfaction with health | n.s. | ||
| Not at all satisfied or not satisfied | 21 (42.9) | 12 (54.5) | |
| Satisfied or very satisfied | 28 (57.1) | 10 (45.5) | |
| Yesterday | |||
| Day of the week | n.s. | ||
| Weekday (Monday to Friday) | 34 (69.4) | 16 (72.7) | |
| Weekend (Saturday, Sunday) | 15 (30.6) | 6 (27.3) | |
| Hours of actual sleep | 6.70 ± 2.61 | 7.80 ± 3.05 | n.s. |
| A total number of events/activities | 8.80 ± 2.74 | 10.05 ± 2.97 | n.s. |
| Compared to a typical day, yesterday was … | n.s. | ||
| Much worse | 3 (6.1) | 1 (4.5) | |
| Somewhat worse | 5 (10.2) | 3 (13.6) | |
| Pretty typical | 28 (57.1) | 15 (68.2) | |
| Somewhat better | 11 (22.4) | 3 (13.6) | |
| Much better | 2 (4.1) | 0 |
n.s., not significant
a
Multiple response.
b
CCPD, continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis.