Table 6.
Characteristics of participants in Phase 3
| Patients n = 83 |
Partners n = 83 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographic characteristics | ||
| Male n (%) | 52 (63%) | 31 (37%) |
| Age M (SD, years) | 64 (14) | 63 (15) |
| Married n (%) | 69 (84%) | 70 (84%) |
| Highest level of education n (%) | ||
| None | 4 (5%) | 4 (5%) |
| Primary school | 3 (4%) | 2 (2%) |
| Secondary school | 40 (48%) | 33 (40%) |
| College or training certification | 25 (30%) | 36 (43%) |
| University – undergraduate | 4 (5%) | 5 (6%) |
| University – postgraduate | 6 (7%) | 3 (4%) |
| Missing | 1 (1%) | – |
| Ethnicity n (%)* | ||
| White British | 75 (91%) | 77 (93%) |
| White Other | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) |
| Asian Pakistani | 2 (2%) | 2 (2%) |
| Asian Other | 3 (4%) | 2 (2%) |
| Mixed/multiple ethnic groups | – | 1 (1%) |
| Missing | 2 (2%) | – |
| Employment status n (%) | ||
| Retired | 44 (53%) | 45 (54%) |
| Working full-time | 20 (24%) | 15 (18%) |
| Working part-time | 5 (6%) | 10 (12%) |
| Unable to work | 12 (14%) | 6 (7%) |
| Do not work | – | 6 (7%) |
| Missing | 2 (2%) | 1 (1%) |
| Dialysis characteristics | ||
| Type of patient n (%) | ||
| Incident patient | 54 (65%) | – |
| Prevalent patient | 6 (7%) | – |
| Missing | 23 (28%) | – |
| Start of dialysis | ||
| Planned | 52 (63%) | – |
| Unplanned | 4 (5%) | – |
| Missing | 27 (32%) | – |
| Mode of dialysis n (%) | ||
| HD | 50 (60%) | – |
| PD | 24 (29%) | – |
| Missing | 9 (11%) | – |
| Type of access at pre-dialysis n (%) | ||
| AVF | 27 (33%) | – |
| Tesio line | 7 (8%) | – |
| PD catheter | 21 (25%) | – |
| Missing | 28 (34%) | – |
| Clinical variables | ||
| eGFR M (SD) | 9.2 (3.3) | – |
| Haemoglobin g/L M (SD) | 107.9 (15.9) | – |
| Serum albumin g/L M (SD) | 37.9 (6.0) | – |
| Comorbidity risk n (%) | ||
| Low | 23 (28%) | – |
| Medium | 42 (50%) | – |
| High | 10 (12%) | – |
| Missing | 8 (10%) | |
| Primary renal diagnosis n (%) | ||
| Glomerulonephritis | 10 (12%) | – |
| Polycystic | 9 (11%) | – |
| Diabetes | 7 (8%) | – |
| Renal vascular disease | 5 (6%) | – |
| Hypertension | 4 (5%) | – |
| Pyelonephritis | 3 (4%) | – |
| Other | 4 (5%) | – |
| Uncertain | 7 (8%) | – |
| Missing | 34 (41%) |
AVF arteriovenous fistula, HD haemodialysis, PD peritoneal dialysis, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate. Incident patient means a patient starting dialysis for the first time; prevalent refers to a patient who has been on a form of renal replacement therapy before but who intends to start dialysis due to a failing transplant
*Ethnicity codes taken from those used in UK renal units