Table 3.

Individual Participant Characteristics

#	Age/Sex	Education	Cause of ESKD	CCM	Other Illnessesa	KPS	Years on dialysis	Modality	Interview durationb	Hb	Albumin	CRP	PO4	Kt/V
1	82/M	Year 4	Unknown	3	Gout	60	2	HD	45.36	105	38	3	1.54	1.29
2	75/M	Year 8	Chronic GN	3		80	4	HD	49.15	110	35	15	1.83	1.36
3	73/M	High school	Diabetes	7		60	9	HD	49.33	130	35	5	1.16	1.11
4	78/M	High school	Diabetes	7	Ulcerative Colitis	70	4	HD	51.51	110	37	6	1.48	1.24
5	75/M	High school	Hypertension	8		50	4	HD	60.20	107	32	11	1.82	1.56
6	71/M	Year 10	PAN	5	Deafness	70	4	PD/HD/Tx	40.40	138	33	15	1.78	–
7	75/F	High school	Hypertension	6	Hyperthyroidism, MD	60	8	HD/PD	37.25	116	24	26	1.89	1.16
8	80/F	Year 8	Hypertension	4	Aortic Stenosis	60	2	HD	36.47	128	34	8	1.87	1.32
9	78/M	High school	Hypertension	8		80	3	HD	61.30	112	35	4	1.26	1.25
10	70/F	Year 8	Diabetes	5		80	3	PD	49.49	121	32	7	1.32	–
11	83/M	None	Hypertension	4	Gout, diverticulitis	60	2	PD	36.38	109	32	5	1.6	–
12	79/F	Year 8	Hypertension	5		80	3	PD	37.20	107	36	4	1.3	–
13	75/F	High school	MSK	3		80	7	HD	42.32	112	33	9	1.82	1.33
14	75/F	Year 10	Diabetes	5		60	2	HD	39.21	105	31	13	1.57	1.25
15	78/M	Middle school	Hypertension	7	Parkinsonism	60	6	HD	36.40	111	35	4	1.17	1.26
16	78/M	High school	IgAN	3	Hypothyroidism, DVT	70	2	HD	52.13	107	32	7	1.56	1.46
17	74/M	High school	Hypertension	3	Coarctation of Aorta	80	9	PD	35.30	109	31	11	1.72	–

M Male, F Female, ESKD End-stage Kidney Disease, CCM Charlson’s Comorbidity Score [16], KPS Karnofsky Performance Scale [20], Tx Transplant, Hb Haemoglobin(g/L), CRP C-reactive protein, PO₄ Phosphate, MD Macular degeneration, DVT Deep Vein Thrombosis, IgAN Immunoglobulin A nephropathy

^aOther illnesses not included in Charlson’s Comorbidity Score; ^b Interview duration in minutes