Table 1 Participant characteristicsa
Patient characteristics | The intervention sample (n = 349) n (%) | The study sample (n = 148) n (%) | The non-study sample (n = 201) n (%) | Chi test or Fisher’s exact test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospitalsb | I | 180 (52) | 61 (41) | 119 (59) | < 0.01 |
II | 53 (15) | 18 (12) | 35 (17) | ||
III | 60 (17) | 49 (33) | 11 (6) | ||
IV | 56 (16) | 20 (14) | 36 (18) | ||
Sex | Female | 123 (35) | 53 (36) | 70 (35) | 0.849 |
Male | 226 (65) | 95 (64) | 131 (65) | ||
Age (years) | age < 40 | 17 (5) | 4 (3) | 13 (7) | 0.153c |
40 ≤ age < 50 | 21 (6) | 10 (7) | 11 (6) | ||
50 ≤ age < 60 | 45 (13) | 18 (12) | 27 (13) | ||
60 ≤ age < 70 | 94 (27) | 36 (24) | 46 (23) | ||
70 ≤ age < 80 | 112 (32) | 61 (41) | 63 (31) | ||
age ≥ 80 | 59 (17) | 19 (13) | 41 (20) | ||
eGFR (ml/min) | eGFR < 10 | 82 (23) | 30 (20) | 52 (26) | 0.301c |
10 < eGFR < 20 | 244 (70) | 110 (74) | 134 (67) | ||
eGFR > 20 | 23 (7) | 8 (6) | 15 (7) | ||
Attended kidney school | Yes | 103 (30) | 62 (42) | 41 (20) | < 0.01 |
No | 246 (70) | 86 (58) | 160 (80) | ||
Number of meetings with dialysis coordinator | 1 | 90 (26) | 17 (12) | 73 (36) | < 0.01 |
2 | 215 (62) | 102 (69) | 113 (56) | ||
3 | 40 (11) | 27 (18) | 13 (7) | ||
4 | 4 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | ||
Chosen option | Home peritoneal dialysis | 228 (65) | 105 (71) | 123 (61) | 0.039 |
Home haemodialysis | 26 (8) | 14 (10) | 12 (6) | ||
Dialysis at hospital | 87 (25) | 27 (18) | 60 (30) | ||
No decision | 8 (2) | 2 (1) | 6 (3) | ||