Table 1 |
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Background characteristics of participating patients |
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Total group |
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Gender - N (%) |
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Male |
69 |
(64) |
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Female |
39 |
(36) |
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Unknown |
1 |
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Age, mean in years (SD) |
64.3 (14.9), range: 19-92 |
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Age, in groups - N (%) |
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18 - 49 years |
21 |
(20) |
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50 - 64 years |
24 |
(22) |
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≥ 65 years |
63 |
(58) |
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Unknown |
1 |
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Educational level - N (%) |
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Low |
46 |
(43) |
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Moderate |
45 |
(43) |
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High |
15 |
(14) |
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Unknown |
3 |
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Living status - N (%) |
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Living with a partner |
69 |
(64) |
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Living without a partner |
38 |
(36) |
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Unknown |
2 |
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Number of comorbid diseases, mean (SD) |
1.5 (1.2), range: 0-5 |
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Number of comorbid diseases, in groups - N (%) |
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No comorbid diseases |
23 |
(24) |
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One comorbid disease |
28 |
(30) |
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Two or more comorbid diseases |
44 |
(46) |
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Unknown |
14 |
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Jansen et al. BMC Nephrology 2010 11:35 doi:10.1186/1471-2369-11-35 |
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