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Table 4 Employment rate in patients pre-dialysis and during dialysis, by continent (Weighted Mean, Standard deviation, SD, and Range)

From: Employment of patients with kidney failure treated with dialysis or kidney transplantation—a systematic review and meta-analysis

Continent

Pre-dialysis

During Dialysis

Weighted mean (%)

SD

range

Weighted mean (%)

SD

range

Europe

57.1

16.7

28.0-65.3

45.8

12.3

17.1-59.7

North America

59.1

21.9

35.6-93.5

24.8

12.0

10.5-42.9

Other (Asia, South America, New Zealand)

63.0

  

41.4

14.3

11.1-52.8

Total

59.0

22.0

28.0-93.5

26.3

13.5

10.5-59.7