Table 1

Participant characteristics

CharacteristicsN (%)
Sex
 Men10 (33)
 Women20 (67)
Age group (years)
 18 to 2112 (40)
 22 to 259 (30)
 26 to 307 (23)
 31 to 352 (7)
Country
 Australia16 (55)
 Canada5 (17)
 India4 (13)
 UK3 (10)
 USA1 (3)
 New Zealand1 (3)
Highest level of education
 Primary school1 (3)
 Secondary school, grade 104 (13)
 Secondary school, grade 126 (20)
 Tertiary, certificate/diploma4 (13)
 Tertiary, undergraduate/bachelor13 (43)
 Tertiary, postgraduate/masters/PhD2 (7)
Employment status
 Full-time6 (20)
 Part-time or casual7 (23)
 Student13 (43)
 Voluntary work1 (3)
 Not employed4 (13)
Marital status
 Married4 (13)
 Partner (living together)4 (13)
 Partner (not living)4 (13)
 Divorced/separated0 (0)
 Single18 (60)
Living with
 Parents/family19 (63)
 Housemates2 (7)
 Partner7 (23)
 By themselves2 (7)
No. of children
 028 (93)
 12 (7)
Age at CKD diagnoses (years)
 Prenatal or at birth2 (7)
 0 to 57 (23)
 6 to 109 (30)
 11 to 158 (27)
 16+4 (13)
CKD diagnosis or cause
 Congenital abnormalities of kidney/urinary tract7 (23)
 Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis4 (13)
 Nephrotic syndrome (cause not specified)3 (10)
 Polycystic kidney disease3 (10)
 Haemolytic uraemic syndrome2 (7)
 Lupus nephritis2 (7)
 Reflux nephropathy2 (7)
 Granulomatosis with polyangiitis1 (3)
 Henoch-Schönlein purpura1 (3)
 Diabetic1 (3)
 Unknown1 (3)
 Other3 (10)
Current CKD treatment stage
 Not on kidney replacement therapy7 (23)
 5D, haemodialysis2 (7)
 5D, peritoneal dialysis0 (0)
 5T, deceased donor kidney transplant13 (43)
 5T, living donor kidney transplant8 (27)
Treatment during childhood*
 No kidney replacement therapy15
 Haemodialysis8
 Peritoneal dialysis8
 Transplant13
  • N=30. Percentage may not total 100 due to rounding.

  • *May not add up, because of possible multiple answers per person.

  • CKD, chronic kidney disease.