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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: The role of personal attitudes of control and responsibility for the uptake of peritoneal dialysis- a national survey among dialysis patients

 

HD (n = 565)

PD (n = 65)

Prob > |z|

Age, mean (min-max)

69 (22–96)

60 (30–86)

0.000

Male, n (%)

343 (61)

36 (55)

0.406

School education, n (%)

 No school qualifications

13 (2)

2 (3)

0.398

 Basic school qualification

244 (43)

23 (36)

 

 Extended secondary school diploma

193 (34)

25 (39)

 

 A-levels

111 (20)

14 (22)

 

ILOC, mean ± std. dev.

Answer scale: 1–5

4.0 ± 0.76

4.3 ± 0.68

0.020

ITR, mean ± std. dev.

Answer scale: 1–4

3.2 ± 0.9

3.5 ± 0.8

0.010

  1. HD Hemodialysis, PD Peritoneal dialysis, ILOC Internal locus of control, ITR Importance of taking responsibility, std. dev standard deviation