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. 2019 Dec 23;19:989. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4808-4

Table 3.

Prevalence of mild to moderate distress by sub-group

Variable a Group Patients Prevalence (%) Comparison of proportions b
ESRD pathway stage Pre-RRT 64/182 35.2 X2 = 4.89; p = 0.183
Dialysis < 2 years 55/154 35.7
Dialysis 2+ years 109/300 36.3
Transplant 118/404 29.2
Dialysis type (n = 454) Haemodialysis 129/343 37.6 X2 = 3.36; p = 0.186
Home haemodialysis 13/31 41.9
Peritoneal dialysis 22/80 27.5
Age group < 50 years 78/174 44.8 X2 = 14.33; p = 0.0008
50 to 69 years 145/441 32.9
70+ years 119/414 28.7
Gender Male 191/633 30.2 X2 = 6.63; p = 0.01
Female 155/407 38.1
Ethnicity White 283/902 31.4 X2 = 10.36; p = 0.0013
Black and minority ethnic 63/138 45.7

a Distress prevalence based on 1040 patient surveys returned out of the 3730 eligible patients surveyed; b Bold text indicates statistically significant findings