Table 2.

Patient and Caregiver Characteristics

	Patients	Caregivers
CKD stages based on eGFR
Stage 3B	29%	NA
Stage 4	45%	NA
Stage 5	26%	NA
Comorbidities
No comorbidities	18%	NA
1 comorbidity	38%	NA
2 or more comorbidities	44%	NA
Diabetes	64%	NA
Cerebrovascular disease	11%	NA
Heart failure	13%	NA
Coronary artery disease	21%	NA
Dysrhythmia	14%	NA
Other cardiac conditions	3%	NA
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	7%	NA
Liver disease	7%	NA
Gastrointestinal bleeding	6%	NA
Peripheral vascular disease	12%	NA
Cancer	7%	NA
Age, mean (SD)	74 (6)	56 (13)
Aged 80 and above	20%	2%
QALY, mean (SD)	0.82 (0.20)	NA
25th percentile QALY	0.69	NA
Male	62%	19%
Education
No formal education	16%	5%
Primary and secondary education	72%	47%
Above secondary education	12%	48%
Employment
Full-time, part-time, self-employed	10%	55%
Other (homemaker, retired, unemployed)	90%	45%
Relationship to Patient
Spouse	NA	40%
Child	NA	53%
Sibling	NA	2%
Other	NA	5%