Table 1.
Patient characteristics for the overall cohort and the different HL clusters
| Total group (N = 187) | Low‐level (N = 27) | Mid‐level (N = 106) | High‐level (N = 52) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years, mean ± SD | 67 ± 13 | 69 ± 11 | 67 ± 13 | 66 ± 13 |
| Female gender, N (%) | 65 (35) | 16 (59) | 33 (30) | 15 (29) |
| Education level, N (%) | ||||
| Low = ≤higher secondary school | 113 (60) | 22 (81) | 62 (59) | 28 (53) |
| High = >higher secondary school | 73 (40) | 5 (19) | 43 (41) | 24 (46) |
| Household income in NOK, N (%) | ||||
| Low = ≤300,000 | 37 (20) | 9 (33) | 21 (20) | 7 (13) |
| Average => 300,000 | 147 (80) | 18 (67) | 83 (80) | 44 (85) |
| Living alone, N (%) | 49 (26) | 11 (40) | 28 (27) | 9 (13) |
| DCI score, N (%) | ||||
| 0 | 66 (35) | 8 (30) | 34 (32) | 24 (46) |
| 1 | 88 (47) | 13 (48) | 50 (47) | 25 (48) |
| 2 | 33 (18) | 6 (22) | 22 (21) | 3 (6) |
| BDI‐SF, median (range) | 2 (0–29) | 3 (0–29) | 2 (0–25) | 0 (0–19) |
| Medications, mean (SD) | 7.5 ± 3.7 | 9.11 ± 3.24 | 7.71 ± 3.80 | 6.12 ± 3.22 |
| Renal diagnosis, N (%) | ||||
| Hypertensive nephropathy | 62 (33) | 7 (26) | 31 (29) | 22 (42) |
| Glomerulonephritis | 40 (22) | 6 (22) | 22 (21) | 12 (23) |
| Diabetic nephropathy | 23 (12) | 5 (19) | 14 (13) | 4 (7) |
| Polycystic kidney disease | 14 (7) | 3 (11) | 6 (6) | 5 (10) |
| Other | 30 (16) | 4 (15) | 18 (17) | 8 (15) |
| Unknown | 17 (10) | 2 (7) | 15 (14) | 7 (2) |
| Time CKD in months, median (range) | 46 (1–515) | 81 (1–270) | 41 (1–516) | 50 (2–278) |
| Employment, N (%) | 36 (19) | 3 (11) | 12 (23) | 21 (20) |
Abbreviations: BDI‐SF, Beck Depression Inventory Short Form; CKD, chronic kidney disease; DCI, Davies Comorbidity Index, (DCI = 0 means no co‐morbid condition, DCI = 1 means 1–2 co‐morbid conditions and DCI = 2 means ≥ 3 co‐morbid conditions), NOK, Norwegian kroner.