Table 3 Multivariable Analysis (Age, education and group included a priori)

Variable

Parameter estimate (95 % CI)

p-value

Education

High school

−1.23 (−4.83, 2.36)

0.50

Post high school

~

Group

Predialysis

−8.20 (−12.59, −3.81)

<0.001

In-centre HD

−1.68 (−6.05, 2.68)

Home HD

~

Gender

Male

−3.29 (−6.52, −0.07)

0.046

Female

~

Marital Status

Married or Partner

8.79 (2.92, 14.65)

0.015

Single

5.43 (−1.35, 12.21)

Divorced/Separated

6.26 (−1.28, 13.80)

Widowed

~

−3.27 (−4.54, −2.01)

<0.001

Ethnicity

White

10.62 (5.36, 15.89)

<0.001

Non-white

~

API (Information Seeking %)

Per percentage increase

0.15 (0.01, 0.30)

0.035

1.17 X 10⁻¹⁹ (1.05 X 10⁻³⁶, 0.01)

-

253.25 (221.53, 289.52)

-

4.61 X 10⁻²² (−)**

-

Variable

Parameter estimate (95 % CI)

p-value

Education

High school

−2.06 (−4.41, 0.28)

0.085

Post high school

~

Cohort

Predialysis

−4.16 (−6.99, −1.33)

<0.001

In-centre HD

−0.20 (−3.05, 2.64)

Home HD

~

Marital status

Married or partner

1.84 (−1.96, 5.65)

0.002

Single

−2.56 (−6.96, 1.83)

Divorced or sep.

4.14 (−0.75, 9.04)

Widowed

~

−0.79 (−1.60, 0.03)

0.058

0.86 (0.24, 1.49)

0.007

1.14 (0.08, 16.36)

-

107.87 (94.40, 123.27)

-

0.01 (7.28 X 10⁻⁴, 0.13)

-