Table 4 Demographic characteristics of study cohort by frailty status
Characteristic | Not-Frail N = 118 (%) | Frail/Vulnerable N = 66 (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean, range) (years) | 66 (60–77) | 65 (60–78) | 0.051 | |
Gender | Male | 78 (66.1) | 42 (63.6) | 0.736 |
Female | 40 (33.9) | 24 (36.4) | Â | |
Ethnicity | South Asian | 57 (48.3) | 28 (42.4) | < 0.0001 |
Caucasian | 38 (32.2) | 9 (13.6) | Â | |
Afro-Caribbean | 16 (13.6) | 15 (22.7) | Â | |
Middle Eastern | 2 (1.7) | 10 (15.2) | Â | |
East Asian | 5 (4.2) | 4 (6.1) | Â | |
Modality | ICHD | 91 (77.1) | 62 (93.9) | 0.012 |
Home-HD | 1 (0.9) | 0 | Â | |
PD | 19 (16.1) | 4 (6.1) | Â | |
AKCC | 7 (5.9) | 0 | Â | |
KRT Vintage (mean, LQ-UQ) (days) | 918 (197–1214) | 1141 (476–1468) | 0.2146 | |
Previously transplanted | 21 (17.8) | 15 (22.7) | 0.419 | |
Charlson Co-morbidity Index score (mean, LQ-UQ) | 5.8 (4–7) | 6.4 (5–7) | 0.010 | |
Diabetes | 55 (46.6) | 46 (69.7) | 0.003 | |
Peripheral Vascular Disease | 1 (0.9) | 5 (7.6) | 0.023 | |
Hypertension | 100 (84.8) | 59 (89.4) | 0.377 | |
Ischaemic Heart Disease | 53 (44.9) | 35 (53) | 0.291 | |
Cerebrovascular Accident | 15 (12.7) | 11 (16.7) | 0.460 | |
Nottingham Activities of Daily Living Score (mean, range) | 17.9 (5–22) | 12.6 (2–21) | < 0.0001 | |
Depressive symptoms present | 30 (25.4) | 43 (65.2) | < 0.0001 | |
Educational age (mean, range) (years) | 19.2 (0–40) | 17.1 (0–35) | 0.007 | |