Table 2.
Study demographic, clinical, and variable characteristics (N = 64)
| Characteristic | n | % | Mean | SD | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | – | – | 63.63 | 15.99 | 20–90 |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 32 | 50 | – | – | – |
| Female | 32 | 50 | |||
| >Race/ethnicity | |||||
| White | 58 | 91 | – | – | – |
| Black, African-American | 3 | 5 | |||
| Asian | 1 | 2 | |||
| Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian | 1 | 2 | |||
| Other | 1 | 2 | |||
| Ethnicity | – | – | – | ||
| Non-Hispanic | 61 | 95 | |||
| Hispanic | 3 | 5 | |||
| Years of education attained | – | – | 14.34 | 3.13 | 10–23 |
| Marital status | – | – | – | ||
| Married | 38 | 59 | |||
| Widowed | 9 | 14 | |||
| Divorced | 7 | 11 | |||
| Separated | 2 | 3 | |||
| Never married | 8 | 13 | |||
| Income | – | – | – | ||
| <$20K | 19 | 30 | |||
| $20–39K | 11 | 17 | |||
| $40–59K | 13 | 20 | |||
| $60–79K | 6 | 9 | |||
| $80–100K | 4 | 6 | |||
| >$100K | 7 | 11 | |||
| Did not report | 4 | 6 | |||
| Self-reported general health rating | – | – | – | ||
| Excellent | 0 | 0 | |||
| Very good | 6 | 10 | |||
| Good | 22 | 36 | |||
| Fair | 28 | 45 | |||
| Poor | 6 | 10 | |||
| Did not report | 2 | 3 | |||
| Other diagnoses | – | – | – | ||
| Diabetes | 30 | 21 | |||
| Heart disease | 19 | 5 | |||
| Hypertension | 52 | 81 | |||
| GFR | – | – | 16.79 | 3.88 | 7–25 |
| Decisional conflict | 31.30 | 20.03 | 0–71.88 | ||
| Patient activation | 65.02 | 16.60 | 38.10–100 | ||
| CKD-related treatment satisfaction | 22.02 | 3.57 | 8–25 | ||
| Depressive symptoms | 5.63 | 5.22 | 0–22 | ||
CKD chronic kidney disease; GFR glomerular filtration rate.