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. 2016 Jul 20;3:35. doi: 10.1186/s40697-016-0127-4

Table 1.

Participant characteristics amongst respondents to post-screening survey

Respondents (N = 1129a)
Gender, male, n (%) 337 (29.9)
Age (years), mean (SD) 63.8 (14.3)
Age (years), n (%)
 ≤ 49 183 (16.3)
 50–64 345 (30.8)
 ≥ 65 594 (52.9)
eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2, n (%) 208 (20.6)
Self-reported behaviour change, n (%) 1014 (89.8)
Motivation for participating, n (%)
 Concern for personal health status 618 (54.7)
 Influence from external source 227 (20.1)
 Recruitment efforts 361 (32.0)
 None 110 (9.7)
Self-reported risk factors, n (%)
 Diagnosed diabetes 274 (24.3)
 Diagnosed hypertension 524 (45.5)
 Problems with kidneys 156 (13.8)
 High-risk ethnic groups 509 (45.1)
 Vascular disease 268 (23.7)
 Family history of kidney problems 166 (14.7)
 Smoking or tobacco use 128 (11.3)
Knowledge of risk factors for CKD, n (%)
 Yes 1017 (90.1)
 No 110 (9.7)
Body mass index, n (%)
 Normal/underweight (≤ 24.9 kg/m2) 385 (34.1)
 Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2) 376 (33.3)
 Obese (≥ 30.0 kg/m2) 315 (27.9)

SD standard deviation, CKD chronic kidney disease, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate

aDenominators vary for each variable depending on the number of participants with complete data available