Table 1 Schedule of measurements and activities by visit for the PACE study

Interviewer/Questionnaires ^§

Informed consent

Contact information

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Sociodemographic

Education and employment

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Vascular access

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Residual kidney function

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Dialysis prescription

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Dialysis adherence

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Pre-dialysis education

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Medical history

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Family history of CVD, SCD

Female reproductive history

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Health, behaviour, social history

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Access to transplant

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KDQOL-36

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Symptomatic CVD (Rose, KCQ)

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Physical activity

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Dietary questions & 24-hr recall

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Literacy (WRAT4)

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Cognition (Trails A&B, 3MS)

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Depression (PHQ9)

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Oral medications

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Examination

Height, weight, BMI, WHR

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Blood pressures

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Detailed amputation evaluation

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Frailty assessment

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Procedures

CT calcium and angiography

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Echocardiography

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Pulse wave velocity

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12 lead & signal averaged ECG

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4 Limb ankle brachial

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Blood tests (fasting)

Ionized calcium, magnesium

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Repository (DNA, RNA, blood, nails)

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Clinical

Baseline charlson co-morbidity

CMS-2728 medical evidence

Hospitalizations

CMS-2746 death notification^‡

Dialysis routine bloods (monthly)

Glucose, albumin

Complete blood count

Electrolytes (Na, K, Mg, CO2, Ca, Phos)*

Intact PTH*

Fe, TIBC, Ferritin, Aluminum*

URR, spKt/V, nPCR*

Dialysis treatments (weekly) ^‡‡

Dry weight

Dialysis bath (Ca, K, HCO₃)*

Prescription (duration, frequency, dialyzer)

Pre and post weights

Pre and post blood pressures (BP)

Dialysis flow rate

Blood flow rate

Intravenous medications