Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population
Characteristics | n = 17 |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 58 (33–74) |
Female sex | 4 (23.5) |
Ethnicity | |
Chinese | 11 (64.7) |
Malay | 5 (29.4) |
Indian | 1 (5.9) |
Marital status | |
Married | 13 (76.5) |
Single | 4 (23.5) |
Employment status (employed) | 5 (29.4) |
Highest education level | |
Nil | 1 (5.9) |
Primary | 1 (5.9) |
Secondary | 7 (41.2) |
High school | 5 (29.4) |
Graduate/postgraduate | 3 (17.6) |
Dialysis modality and centre | |
Haemodialysis | 10 (58.9) |
Private centre | 9 (52.9) |
VWO centre | 1 (5.9) |
Peritoneal dialysis | 7 (41.2) |
Dialysis vintage (years) | 2.5 (3 months–9 years) |