Table 2 Baseline results, demographics of community dwelling elderly on chronic dialysis
Variable | Patients n = 50 |
|---|---|
Age (%) | Â |
65–74 yr | 32.0 |
75–84 yr | 58.0 |
> 85 yr | 10.0 |
Male (%) | 76.0 |
Years of education (mean/SD) | 11.0 (3.7) |
Highest level of education reached (%) | Â |
Primary school or lower vocational training | 33.3 |
Vocational training | 33.2 |
Higher vocational training | 20.8 |
University | 4.2 |
Other | 8.5 |
Dutch ethnicity (%) | 96.0 |
Working situation (%) | Â |
Retirement | 96.0 |
Employed | 4.0 |
Social status (%) | Â |
Single | 40.0 |
Living with partner or child | 60.0 |
Living situation (%) | Â |
Independent | 81.6 |
Other* | 18.3 |
Kind of dialysis (%) | Â |
Haemodialysis | 76.6 |
Peritoneal dialysis | 23.4 |
Co morbidity | Â |
Charlson co morbidity index score** (mean/SD) | 4.6 (2.3) |