Evaluating the prevalence and opportunity for technology use in chronic kidney disease patients: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Participant demographics

		Number	Percent
Site
	Site 1 (Metropolitan)	243	34.3
	Site 2 (Metropolitan)	137	19.4
	Site 3 (Metropolitan)	143	20.2
	Site 4 (Regional)	104	14.7
	Site 5 (Regional)	81	11.4
Gender
	Male	389	54.9
	Female	316	44.6
	Missing	3	0.4
Age
	18–40	119	16.8
	41–50	108	15.3
	51–60	115	16.2
	61–70	158	22.3
	71+	207	29.2
	Missing	1	0.1
Ethnicity
	ATSI	78	11.0
	Non-ATSI	588	83.1
	Prefer not to indicate or missing	42	5.9
Employment
	Employed (F/T and P/T)	161	22.8
	Unemployed	36	5.1
	Pensioner / Retired	439	62.2
	Other (Student/home duties)	70	9.9
	Prefer not to indicate or missing	2	0.3
Education level
	Did not complete high school	346	48.9
	Year 12 or equivalent	345	48.7
	Prefer not to indicate or missing	17	2.4
Region / remoteness
	Major City	451	65.3
	Inner Regional	129	18.7
	Outer Regional and remote	111	16.1
	Prefer not to indicate or missing	17	2.4
Currently receiving dialysis
	Yes	269	38.5
	No	429	61.5
Type of dialysis
	Haemodialysis in hospital or satellite unit	219	81.4
	Haemodialysis in the home	26	9.7
	Peritoneal dialysis in the home	18	6.7
	Missing	6	2.2

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