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Table 3 Changes in HrQoL over time*

From: Longitudinal patterns of health-related quality of life and dialysis modality: a national cohort study

 

All (n = 5114)

In-center to in-cente (n=4179)

Home to home(n=814)

In-center to home(n=55)

Home to in-center(n=66)

KDQOL subscales

Period 1

Period 2

95% CI

Period 1

Period 2

95% CI

Period 1

Period 2

95% CI

Period 1

Period 2

95% CI

Period 1

Period 2

95% CI

PCS

38.6 (10.4)

38.7 (10.7)

(-0.6, 0.3)

38 (10.3)

38.4 (10.7)

(-0.9, 0.0)

41.1 (10.5)

40.2 (10.6)

(-0.1, 1.9)

38.5 (9.9)

38.5 (10.1)

(-3.8, 3.7)

41.7** (10.4)

38** (10.6)

(0.1, 7.3)

MCS

51.7 (10)

52 (9.9)

(-0.6, 0.1)

51.8 (10)

52 (9.9)

(-0.6, 0.2)

51.5 (9.7)

52.1 (9.8)

(-1.6, 0.3)

51.1 (9.9)

49.1 (9.8)

(-1.7, 5.7)

50.4 (10.2)

50.8 (9.9)

(-3.9, 3.1)

SPS

81.3 (14.1)

80.7 (14.3)

(-0.2, 0.9)

80.7 (14.2)

80.4 (14.4)

(-0.4, 0.9)

82.8 (13.2)

81.6 (13.8)

(-0.2, 2.5)

78.4 (15)

80.2 (12.7)

(-7.0, 3.5)

81.3 (15.4)

82.6 (13.3)

(-6.2, 3.7)

BKD

54 (28)

54.6 (28.5)

(-1.6, 0.6)

53.3 (28)

53.8 (28.6)

(-1.7, 0.7)

58 (27.7)

58.4 (27.8)

(-3.1, 2.3)

49.2 (30.9)

56.1 (29.1)

(-18.3, 4.4)

57.1 (26.7)

53.5 (27.6)

(-5.8, 13.0)

EKD

77.2 (19.8)

77.6 (19.8)

(-1.1, 0.4)

76.7 (20.1)

77.2 (20.1)

(-1.3, 0.4)

79.9 (17.6)

79.8 (17.8)

(-1.6, 1.8)

71.4 (22.8)

76.9 (19.6)

(-13.6, 2.4)

76.9 (19.2)

77.9 (19)

(-7.6, 5.6)

  1. *Continuous variables are presented as mean (± standard deviation); Period 1 = Day 0 to 120 days after dialysis initiation, Period 2 = Day 365 to 485 after dialysis initiation; CI Confidence interval; KDQOL Kidney Disease and Quality of Life, PCS Physical Component Summary, MCS Mental Component Summary, SPS Symptom/Problems, BKD Burden of Kidney Disease, EKD Effects of Kidney Disease. **Change in score statistically significant (p < 0.05)