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Table 1 Characteristics of participants by treatment modality and attributes at the time of interviews

From: Coping with kidney disease – qualitative findings from the Empowering Patients on Choices for Renal Replacement Therapy (EPOCH-RRT) study

Attributes

CKD-ND

HD

PD

All

Number of patients, N

65

76

38

179

Age, years, %

  < 45

15.4

32.9

34.2

26.8

 45-59

15.4

31.6

34.2

26.3

 60-74

36.9

19.7

28.9

27.9

 75

32.3

15.8

2.6

19.0

Gender, %

 Male

33.8

52.6

47.4

44.7

 Female

66.2

47.4

52.6

55.3

Race/Ethnicitya, %

 Caucasian/White

53.8

50.7

60.0

53.7

 African American/Black

40.0

44.0

31.4

40.0

 Other

6.2

5.3

8.6

6.3

When did you first find out you had kidney problems, %

 Within the past yr

16.9

5.3

0.0

8.4

 1-5 years ago

30.8

29.3

31.6

30.3

 6-10 year ago

18.5

12.0

21.1

16.3

 10+ yrs ago

26.2

37.3

34.2

32.6

 Since birth or childhood

7.7

16.0

13.2

12.4

Self-rated health status, %

 Excellent

4.6

5.3

5.3

5.0

 Very good

12.3

18.4

21.1

16.8

 Good

36.9

40.8

50.0

41.3

 Fair

33.8

31.6

21.1

30.2

 Poor

12.3

3.9

2.6

6.7

Limitations in daily activities, %

 Yes

49.2

72.0

84.2

66.3

 No

50.8

28.0

15.8

33.7

Number of Other Chronic Conditions, %

 0

9.2

6.6

2.6

6.7

 1

16.9

15.8

34.2

20.1

 2

21.5

32.9

21.1

26.3

 3 or more

52.3

44.7

42.1

46.9

  1. a1 HD and 3 PD patients did not provide race/ethnicity information