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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Configural frequency analysis as a method of determining patients' preferred decision-making roles in dialysis

 

Exploratory sample

(n = 1969)

Confirmatory sample

(n = 1914)

Gender

    

   Male

60.9%

(1199)

60.8%

(1164)

   Female

39.1%

(770)

39.2%

(750)

Age (years)

    

   Mean (Range)

63.9

(18-94)

64.6

(20-96)

   ≤ 55 years

26.4%

(519)

24.1%

(462)

   56 - 75 years

48.1%

(947)

48.9%

(935)

   ≥ 76 years

25.5%

(503)

27.0%

(517)

Years on dialysis

    

   Mean (Range)

4.6

(0-33)

4.8

(0-38)

Karnofsky performance index*

    

   Mean (Range)

74

(10-100)

74

(10-100)

Decision-making preference

    

   Active role

22.4%

(442)

22.2%

(424)

   Collaborative role

31.3%

(616)

30.8%

(589)

   Passive role

46.3%

(911)

47.1%

(901)

Educational level

    

   Low

65.9%

(1297)

68.6%

(1313)

   High

34.1%

(672)

31.4%

(601)

Information-seeking preference

    

   Low

38.9%

(765)

38.9%

(744)

   High

61.1%

(1204)

61.1%

(1170)

Trust in physician

    

   Below average

34.1%

(672)

35.4%

(677)

   Above average

65.9%

(1297)

64.6%

(1237)

Physicians' PDM style

    

   Negative

38.1%

(750)

39.0%

(747)

   Positive

61.9%

(1219)

61.0%

(1167)

  1. * Karnofsky performance index: assessment tool used to assist clinicians/caretakers in measuring a patient's ability to carry out activities of daily living (e.g.: Normal, no complaints, no evidence of disease = 100; requires considerable assistance and frequent medical care = 50; Dead = 0).