Risk Behaviors in Teens with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Study from the Midwest Pediatric Nephrology Consortium

Table 1

Characteristics of adolescents with CKD.

Characteristic	n (%)
Age, years, mean ± SD	16.1 ± 1.8
Age
13–15 years old	117 (37.9)
16–19 years old	192 (62.1)
Male gender	176 (57.0)
Race
White	174 (56.3)
Black	72 (23.3)
Others	63 (20.4)
Current school attendance (N = 304)
In school	268 (88.1)
Graduated	23 (7.6)
Home schooled	13 (4.3)
Kidney diseases
Nondialysis CKD	177 (57.3)
Dialysis	28 (9.1)
Kidney transplant	104 (33.7)
Type of dialysis (N = 28)
Hemodialysis	17 (60.7)
Peritoneal dialysis	11 (39.3)
Years on dialysis (N = 28)
<1 year	12 (42.8)
1-2 years	8 (28.6)
>2 years	8 (28.6)
Years after kidney transplant (N = 104)
<1 year	29 (27.9)
1-2 years	11 (10.6)
>2 years	64 (61.5)
Number of regular medications/day (N = 305)
0–5	132 (43.3)
≥6	173 (56.7)

N = 309 unless otherwise specified.