Table 2.
Baseline results, demographics of community dwelling elderly on chronic dialysis
| Variable | Patients n = 50 |
|---|---|
|
Age (%) |
|
| 65–74 yr |
32.0 |
| 75–84 yr |
58.0 |
| > 85 yr |
10.0 |
| Male (%) |
76.0 |
| Years of education (mean/SD) |
11.0 (3.7) |
|
Highest level of education reached (%) |
|
| Primary school or lower vocational training |
33.3 |
| Vocational training |
33.2 |
| Higher vocational training |
20.8 |
| University |
4.2 |
| Other |
8.5 |
|
Dutch ethnicity (%) |
96.0 |
|
Working situation (%) |
|
| Retirement |
96.0 |
| Employed |
4.0 |
|
Social status (%) |
|
| Single |
40.0 |
| Living with partner or child |
60.0 |
|
Living situation (%) |
|
| Independent |
81.6 |
| Other* |
18.3 |
|
Kind of dialysis (%) |
|
| Haemodialysis |
76.6 |
| Peritoneal dialysis |
23.4 |
|
Co morbidity |
|
| Charlson co morbidity index score** (mean/SD) | 4.6 (2.3) |
SD standard deviation.
*Living situation other: home for the elderly or transitional care.
**Range 0–31; a higher score indicates more and/or more severe co morbidities.