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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the observational study cohort

From: Prevalence of frailty and cognitive impairment in older transplant candidates - a preview to the Kidney Transplantation in Older People (KTOP): impact of frailty on outcomes study

Characteristic

Count

(n = 208)

Age (median, range) (years)

65 (60–78)

Male

137 (65.9)

Ethnicity

South Asian

96 (46.2)

Caucasian

55 (26.4)

Afro-Caribbean

33 (15.9)

Middle Eastern

14 (6.7)

East Asian

10 (4.8)

Cause of ESKD

Diabetes

94 (45.2)

Unknown

28 (13.5)

Glomerulonephritis

23 (11)

PKD

16 (7.7)

Urological

14 (6.7)

Other

12 (5.8)

Renovascular disease

9 (4.3)

Hypertension

7 (3.4)

FSGS

5 (2.4)

Modality

ICHD

170 (81.7)

Home haemodialysis

1 (0.5)

Peritoneal Dialysis

25 (12)

AKCC

12 (5.8)

Mean KRT Vintage (days) (LQ-UQ)

1011 (307–1340)

Previously Transplanted

39 (18.8)

Charlson Co-morbidity index score (mean, LQ - UQ)

6.0 (5–7)

Nottingham Activity of Daily Living score (median, range)

17 (2–22)

Depressive Symptoms Present

73 (39.7)

Educational Age (median, range)

18 (0–40)

  1. Results presented as n (%) unless otherwise stated. ESKD End stage kidney disease, PKD Polycystic kidney disease, FSGS Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, ICHD In centre haemodialysis, AKCC Advanced kidney care clinic, KRT Kidney replacement therapy, LQ Lower quartile, UQ Upper quartile