Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants.

From: Presence of specific SARS-COV2 antibodies in hemodialysis patients and their caregivers after the first wave of COVID-19

A. Patients

N = 451

Age, mean ± SD

66.5 ± 16.3

Age ≥ 65 years, n (%)

267 (59.2)

Gender Male, n (%)

259 (57.4)

Body mass index, mean ± SD

25.6 ± 5.4

Obesity, n (%)

Missing data

84 (18.6)

19 (4.2)

Smoking, n (%)

Missing data

61 (13.5)

8 (1.8)

Diabetes, n (%)

194 (43.0)

Hypertension, n (%)

354 (78.5)

Cardio-vascular disease, n (%)

262 (58.1)

Chronic respiratory disease, n (%)

102 (22.6)

Auto-immune disease, n (%)

27 (6.0)

Cancer, n (%)

57 (12.6)

Past history of kidney transplantation, n (%)

62 (13.75)

Listed on a kidney transplant waiting list, n (%)

81 (18.0)

Inability to walk without help, n (%)

146 (32.4)

B. Caregivers

N = 238

Age, mean ± SD

41.5 ± 11.7

Age ≥ 65 years, n (%)

1 (0.4)

Gender male, n (%)

57 (23.9)

Body mass index, mean ± SD

23.8 ± 4.4

Obesity, n (%)

Missing data

18 (7.6)

10 (4.2)

Smoking, n (%)

53 (22.3)

Diabetes, n (%)

4 (1.7)

Hypertension, n (%)

10 (4.2)

Cardio-vascular disease, n (%)

5 (2.1)

Chronic respiratory disease, n (%)

25 (10.5)

Auto-immune disease, n (%)

11 (4.6)

Cancer, n (%)

3 (1.3)

  1. (A) Patients on dialysis. (B) Caregivers. Values are expressed as mean ± SD or n (%). Missing data are specified (given in italics).
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