Table 1.
Characteristics of study population at dialysis initiation
| Participant Characteristic | Value (N=388) |
|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 56.3 (13.9) |
| Female sex | 45.4 |
| African American race | 67.5 |
| Marital status | |
| Married/cohabitating | 34.1 |
| Single | 25.5 |
| Separated/divorced | 26.6 |
| Widowed | 13.8 |
| Highest education level | |
| Grade school or less | 37.1 |
| High school | 20.5 |
| Postsecondary | 42.5 |
| Working | 16.0 |
| Current smoking | 20.9 |
| BMI | 28.3 (24.2, 34.1) |
| Number of comorbidities | 3 (2, 4) |
| Diabetes | 57.5 |
| Hypertension | 98.5 |
| Heart failure | 30.2 |
| Atherosclerotic disease | 23.2 |
| Cardiovascular disease, other | 22.9 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 19.9 |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 7.2 |
| Asthma/COPD | 22.2 |
| HCV/HBV | 15.0 |
| Cancer history (prior 10–5 yr)a | 2.3 |
| Time on dialysis (mo) | 2.1 (1.4, 3.1) |
| Time between first seeing nephrologist and dialysis initiation (mo) | |
| 0 | 22.9 |
| <3 | 13.3 |
| 3 to <12 | 16.4 |
| ≥12 | 47.5 |
Data are presented as the percentage of the total study sample, mean (SD), or median (interquartile range). COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HCV, hepatitis C viral infection; HBV, hepatitis B viral infection.
a
Excluding those with a history within the prior 5 years and those with a history of only nonmelanoma skin cancer.