Table 1.
Characteristics of adolescents with CKD.
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, years, mean ± SD | 16.1 ± 1.8 |
| Age | |
| 13–15 years old | 117 (37.9) |
| 16–19 years old | 192 (62.1) |
| Male gender | 176 (57.0) |
| Race | |
| White | 174 (56.3) |
| Black | 72 (23.3) |
| Others | 63 (20.4) |
| Current school attendance (N = 304) | |
| In school | 268 (88.1) |
| Graduated | 23 (7.6) |
| Home schooled | 13 (4.3) |
| Kidney diseases | |
| Nondialysis CKD | 177 (57.3) |
| Dialysis | 28 (9.1) |
| Kidney transplant | 104 (33.7) |
| Type of dialysis (N = 28) | |
| Hemodialysis | 17 (60.7) |
| Peritoneal dialysis | 11 (39.3) |
| Years on dialysis (N = 28) | |
| <1 year | 12 (42.8) |
| 1-2 years | 8 (28.6) |
| >2 years | 8 (28.6) |
| Years after kidney transplant (N = 104) | |
| <1 year | 29 (27.9) |
| 1-2 years | 11 (10.6) |
| >2 years | 64 (61.5) |
| Number of regular medications/day (N = 305) | |
| 0–5 | 132 (43.3) |
| ≥6 | 173 (56.7) |
N = 309 unless otherwise specified.