Patients characteristics according to treatment group
| Patient Characteristics | |||
| Dialysis | Conservative Care | Total | |
| n=83 | n=46 | n=129 | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Dialysis | |||
| Facility haemodialysis | 68 (82 | – | 68 (53) |
| Home haemodialysis | 2 (2) | – | 2 (2) |
| Peritoneal dialysis | 13 (16) | – | 13 (10) |
| Median age (years) | 81 (78–84) | 83 (81–87) | 81 (78–85) |
| Age group | |||
| ≤81 years | 50 (60) | 19 (41) | 69 (53) |
| >81 years | 33 (40) | 27 (59) | 60 (47) |
| Sex | |||
| Males | 57 (69) | 27 (59) | 84 (65) |
| Females | 26 (31) | 19 (41) | 45 (35) |
| Country | |||
| UK | 58 (70) | 9 (20) | 67 (52) |
| Australia | 25 (30) | 37 (80) | 62 (48) |
| Education | |||
| Primary school | 26 (31) | 19 (41) | 45 (35) |
| Some high school | 35 (42) | 17 (37) | 52 (40) |
| Completed high school | 8 (10) | 3 (7) | 11 (9) |
| Completed diploma | 6 (7) | 3 (7) | 9 (7) |
| Completed university degree | 7 (8) | 3 (7) | 10 (8) |
| Private health insurance | |||
| Yes | 15 (18) | 14 (30) | 29 (22) |
| No | 65 (78) | 29 (63) | 94 (73) |
| Unknown | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 2 (2) |