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Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes

Table 2 Patient characteristics measured at time for test 1 in responders and non-responders in test 2 among outpatients with chronic kidney disease (n = 555)

From: Patient-reported outcome measures for clinical decision-making in outpatient follow-up: validity and reliability of a renal disease questionnaire

 

Responders (n = 160)

n (%)

Non-responders (n = 395)

n (%)

p value

Gender, men

115 (71)

225 (57)

< 0.001

Age, year median [IQR]

69 [18.5]

56 [30]

0.04b

eGFR, median [IQR]

28.2 [10]

33,4 [10]

0.78b

CCI, mean (SD)

1.31 (1.5)

1,28 (1.31)

0.82

 Low 0

49(30)

169 (42)

 

 Medium 1–2

88(55)

175 (44)

 

 High > 2

23(15)

51 (14)

 

Quality of life (EQ-5D)a

Median, [IQR]

0.80 [30]

0.80 [20]

0.97b

General healtha

 Excellent

16 (10)

5 (7)

0.76b

 Very good

37 (23)

22 (30)

 

 Good

68 (42)

30 (40)

 

 Fair

36 (23)

15 (20)

 

 Poor

3 (2)

2 (3)

 
  1. Patients reporting change in health and patients who have been in contact with the clinic are excluded
  2. aNon-responders (n = 74) in test 2. CCI = Charlson Comorbidity Index; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtrations rate (renal function); EQ-5D = European Quality of life 5-Dimensions; IQR = Inter Quartile Range; p-value = Chi-squared or bMann-Whitney; SD = Standard Deviation
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