Table 1.

Characteristics of patients on PD versus HD.

Patient characteristics	Percentage of patients on PD (n=41)	Percentage of patients on HD (N=116)
Never educated or less than primary school education	20	23
No caregiver support	10	16
Significant visual impairment	34	4*
Impaired dexterity	28	9
Requires assistance with dressing self	28	9*
More than one hospitalization in the past year	44	43

Patients on PD and HD had similar rates of education attainment and hospitalizations in the past year. Patients on PD were more likely to have disabilities that would affect ability to care for themselves but had higher presence of caregiver support.

^*Indicates p value < 0.05