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Table 1 Patient baseline characteristics, N = 155

From: Results of a novel screening tool measuring dietary sodium knowledge in patients with chronic kidney disease

Characteristics

Mean (S.D.) or (%) – all participants

Mean (S.D.) or (%) – participants answering all survey questions correct

Age, years

56.6 (15.1)

56.1 (14.5)

Sex, male

54.2%

58.8%

Race, white

76.8%

84.5%

H.S. Graduate or more years of education

92.8%

93.8%

Health literacy ≤ 9th grade

22%

17.5%

Self-reported hypertension

88.4%

90.7%

CKD stage*

  

  1-2

20.7%

21.7%

  3

47.7%

46.4%

  4-5

31.6%

32.0%

Attended kidney disease education class with renal dietitian

15.7%

17.5%

  1. *Defined using National Kidney Foundation KDOQI guidelines [26].