Table 1 Participant characteristics
|  | Total (n = 77) |
|---|---|
Age (years)a | 56 ± 14 |
Sex n (%) | |
 Female | 28 (36) |
 Male | 49 (64) |
Country n (%) | |
 British | |
  White British | 26 (34) |
  Indian | 17 (22) |
  Any other Asian background | 1 (1) |
  Caribbean | 1 (1) |
  Any other black background | 1 (1) |
 Chinese | 31 (40) |
Diagnosis n (%) | |
 Glomerulonephritis | 31 (40) |
 Diabetic Nephropathy | 11 (14) |
 Renal vascular disease | 9 (12) |
 Aetiology unknown | 8 (10) |
 Polycystic Kidney Disease | 7 (9) |
 Chronic Pyelonephritis | 5 (7) |
 Membranous nephropathy | 2 (3) |
 Light chain deposition disease | 1 (1) |
 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | 1 (1) |
 Cyclosporine A Nephropathy | 1 (1) |
 Other genetic kidney disease | 1 (1) |
Time on HD (months) | 40 (19–72) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.00 (21.30–28.40) |
Charlson comorbidity index | 3 (2–5) |
Previous transplant n (%) | |
 No | 68 (88) |
 Yes | 9 (12) |
Haemoglobina (g/dl) | 11.57 ± 1.48 |
Albumina (g/l) | 39.19 ± 4.49 |
CRP (mg/L) | 5.00 (3.75–7.00) |
Use of ESA n (%) | |
 Yes | 69 (90) |
 No | 8 (10) |