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Clinical characteristics
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Gender (M/F)
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35 (63%)/21 (37%)
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Age, years
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66 ± 12
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Diabetes
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16 (29%)
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Race
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Caucasian
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51 (91%)
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First Nations
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2 (3.5%)
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Asian
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1 (2%)
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Hispanic
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2 (3.5%)
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Employment status
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Retired due to age/preference
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39 (70%)
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Retired (disability)
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7 (12%)
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Medical leave of absence
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6 (11%)
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Full-time employee
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3 (5%)
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Homemaker
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1 (2%)
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Dialysis modality
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Peritoneal dialysis
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49 (87%)
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Home hemodialysis
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6 (11%)
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Nocturnal home hemodialysis
|
1 (2%)
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Computer experience*
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None at all
|
8 (15%)
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A little bit
|
9 (17%)
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A little
|
8 (15%)
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Average
|
15 (28%)
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A little above average
|
3 (5%)
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A lot
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10 (18%)
|
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An exceptional amount
|
1 (2%)
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Comfort with computer technology*
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Very uncomfortable
|
5 (9%)
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Uncomfortable
|
7 (13%)
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Fair
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16 (30%)
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Good
|
12 (22%)
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Very comfortable
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11 (20%)
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Excellent
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3 (6%)
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- Values are n (%) or mean ± SD.
- *Responses are missing for two participants.
