Table 1 Summary of baseline characteristics by intervention group
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ISS N = 62 |
HepB/DSS N = 61 |
TAU/DSS N = 33 |
Total N = 156 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender: | Male | 16 (25.8) | 19 (31.2) | 9 (27.3) | 44 (28.2) |
| Female | 46 (74.2) | 42 (68.9) | 24 (72.7) | 112 (71.8) | |
| Age at randomisation: | (years) | 55 (10.6) | 53.9 (8.7) | 57.0 (8.2) | 55 (9.4) |
| Years since initiation of dialysis | Median [IQR] | 3.4 [2.1–8.5] | 2.8 [1.6–5.2] | 3.6 [2.4–5.7] | 3.1 [2.0–5.7] |
| English as 1st language | N (%) | 10 (16%) | 11 (18%) | 7 (21%) | 28 (18%) |
| Access to dialysis at home community | N (%) | 37 (60%) | 38 (62%) | 22 (67%) | 97 (62%) |
| Top End | N (%) | 32 (52%) | 33 (54%) | 13 (39%) | 78 (50%) |
| Central Australia | N (%) | 30 (48%) | 28 (46%) | 20 (61%) | 78 (50%) |
| K-10 | Mean (SD) | 21.4 (7.4) | 23.6 (8.6) | 22.3 (8.8) | 22.4 (8.2) |
| PHQ-9 | Mean (SD) | 8.4 (5.2) | 9.1 (5.7) | 7.9 (4.4) | 8.6 (5.2) |
| EQ-5D | Mean (SD) | 74.5 (21.7) | 70.1 (18.2) | 77.9 (17.2) | 73.5 (19.6) |