Table 1 Baseline characteristics, presented with column percentages unless indicated otherwise
aTotal N | All | PAM Level 1 | PAM Level 2 | PAM Level 3 | PAM Level 4 | Missing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3013 (100) | 756 (25.1) | 571 (19.0) | 1023 (34.0) | 526 (17.5) | 137 (4.5) | |
Covariates | ||||||
 Treatment type | ||||||
  Haemodialysis | 1415 (47.0) | 508 (67.2) | 284 (49.7) | 417 (40.8) | 149 (28.3) | 57 (41.6) |
  Peritoneal dialysis | 122 (4.0) | 22 (2.9) | 25 (4.4) | 46 (4.5) | 27 (5.1) | 2 (1.5) |
  Transplant | 816 (27.1) | 90 (11.9) | 120 (21.0) | 321 (31.4) | 248 (47.1) | 37 (27.0) |
  Non-dialysis | 660 (21.9) | 136 (18.0) | 142 (24.9) | 239 (23.4) | 102 (19.4) | 41 (29.9) |
 Age (years) | ||||||
  18–44 | 496 (16.5) | 93 (12.3) | 78 (13.7) | 176 (17.2) | 132 (25.1) | 17 (12.4) |
  45–54 | 524 (17.4) | 100 (13.2) | 86 (15.1) | 198 (19.4) | 124 (23.6) | 16 (11.7) |
  55–64 | 650 (21.6) | 165 (21.8) | 125 (21.9) | 212 (20.7) | 115 (21.9) | 33 (24.1) |
  65–74 | 663 (22.0) | 182 (24.1) | 139 (24.3) | 225 (22.0) | 88 (16.7) | 29 (21.2) |
  75+ | 678 (22.5) | 216 (28.6) | 143 (25.0) | 211 (20.6) | 67 (12.7) | 41 (29.9) |
  Missing | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.7) |
 Gender | ||||||
  Male | 1568 (52.0) | 411 (54.4) | 292 (51.1) | 531 (51.9) | 270 (51.3) | 64 (46.7) |
  Female | 970 (32.2) | 237 (31.3) | 186 (32.6) | 327 (32.0) | 179 (34.0) | 41 (29.9) |
  Missing | 475 (15.8) | 108 (14.3) | 93 (16.3) | 165 (16.1) | 77 (14.6) | 32 (23.4) |
 Ethnicity | ||||||
  White | 2036 (67.6) | 468 (61.9) | 381 (66.7) | 718 (70.2) | 395 (75.1) | 74 (54.0) |
  Asian | 285 (9.5) | 119 (15.7) | 44 (7.7) | 80 (7.8) | 26 (4.9) | 16 (11.7) |
  Black | 148 (4.9) | 42 (5.6) | 38 (6.7) | 41 (4.0) | 18 (3.4) | 9 (6.6) |
  Chinese | 14 (0.5) | 3 (0.4) | 2 (0.4) | 6 (0.6) | 3 (0.6) | 0 (0) |
  Other | 33 (1.1) | 12 (1.6) | 8 (1.4) | 5 (0.5) | 3 (0.6) | 5 (3.6) |
  Missing | 497 (16.5) | 112 (14.8) | 98 (17.2) | 173 (16.9) | 81 (15.4) | 33 (24.1) |
 IMD | ||||||
  Quintile 1 (least deprived) | 462 (15.3) | 85 (11.2) | 86 (15.1) | 172 (16.8) | 108 (20.5) | 11 (8.0) |
  Quintile 2 | 506 (16.8) | 104 (13.8) | 93 (16.3) | 177 (17.3) | 113 (21.5) | 19 (13.9) |
  Quintile 3 | 495 (16.4) | 117 (15.5) | 100 (17.5) | 163 (15.9) | 95 (18.1) | 20 (14.6) |
  Quintile 4 | 625 (20.7) | 170 (22.5) | 103 (18.0) | 221 (21.6) | 103 (19.6) | 28 (20.4) |
  Quintile 5 (most deprived) | 886 (29.4) | 272 (36.0) | 184 (32.2) | 277 (27.1) | 98 (18.6) | 55 (40.1) |
  Missing | 39 (1.3) | 8 (1.1) | 5 (0.9) | 13 (1.3) | 9 (1.7) | 4 (2.9) |