Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients participating in qualitative interviews
| Demographic characteristics | Patients | |
|---|---|---|
|
Concept elicitation (N = 22) |
Cognitive debriefing (N = 15) |
|
| Sex, n (%) | ||
| Female | 13 (59.1) | 8 (53.3) |
| Age, years, Mean (SD) | 58.5 (10.1) | 61.9 (9.0) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||
| White/Caucasian | 19 (86.4) | 14 (93.3) |
| African American | 2 (9.1) | 1 (6.7) |
| White/Hispanic | 1 (4.6) | 0 |
| CKD stage, n (%) | ||
| 2 | 5 (22.7) | 2 (13.3) |
| 3a | 6 (27.3) | 9 (60.0) |
| 3b | 11 (50.0) | 4 (26.7) |
| Diabetes diagnosis, n (%) | ||
| Prediabetes | 2 (9.1) | 2 (13.3) |
| Type 2 diabetes | 6 (27.3) | 5 (33.3) |
| eGFR level, mean (SD) | 50.5 (17.3) | 49.5 (10.5) |
| Time since initial CKD diagnosis, n (%) | ||
| 3–6 months | 2 (9.1) | 0 |
| 6–12 months | 4 (18.2) | 3 (20.0) |
| > 12 months | 5 (22.7) | 0 |
| > 3 years | 5 (22.7) | 4 (26.7) |
| > 5 years | 3 (13.6) | 5 (33.3) |
| > 10 years | 3 (13.6) | 3 (20.0) |
CKD chronic kidney disease, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, SD standard deviation