Table 2 Participant demographics
From: Living with frailty and haemodialysis: a qualitative study
|  |  | N = 25 |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) |  | 69 ± 10 |
Sex, n (%) | Female | 13 (52%) |
Male | 12 (48%) | |
Ethnicity, n (%) | White British | 13 (52%) |
Asian or Asian British | 10 (40%) | |
Caribbean | 1 (4%) | |
Not stated | 1 (4%) | |
Diagnosis, n (%) | Diabetic nephropathy | 11 (44%) |
Aetiology uncertain | 6 (24%) | |
Chronic pyelonephritis | 3 (12%) | |
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome | 1 (4%) | |
Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis with nephrotic syndrome | 1 (4%) | |
Henoch-Sconlein Purpura | 1 (4%) | |
Minimal change nephropathy | 1 (4%) | |
Polycystic kidney disease | 1 (4%) | |
Charlson Co-morbidity Index |  | 6 ± 2 |
Time on haemodialysis (months) |  | 43 (IQR 16–85) |
Number of medications |  | 13 (IQR 10–16) |
Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) score, n (%) | CFS 4, Vulnerable | 9 (36%) |
CFS 5, Mildly frail | 5 (20%) | |
CFS 6, Moderately frail | 8 (32%) | |
CFS 7, Severely frail | 3 (12%) | |
Number of falls in last six months |  | 3 (IQR 2–4) |
Previous transplant, n (%) | No | 21 (84%) |
Yes | 4 (16%) | |
Active on transplant list, n (%) | No | 22 (88%) |
Yes | 3 (12%) | |
Employment status, n (%) | Retired | 21 (84%) |
Unemployed | 3 (12%) | |
Part-time employed | 1 (4%) | |
Marital status, n (%) | Married | 15 (60%) |
Single | 5 (20%) | |
Widowed | 5 (20%) | |
Social circumstances, n (%) | Lives with spouse or partner | 11 (44%) |
Lives alone | 9 (36%) | |
Lives with extended family | 5 (20%)a |