Table 4 Effect of baseline characteristics on KDQOL-SF36 physical health domains

Patients living with advanced chronic kidney disease

R²adj 0.12, p < 0.001

R²adj 0.14, p < 0.001

Black African ethnicity

0.18 ± 0.08

0.024

–

–

Income source

0.17 ± 0.08

0.029

–

–

On dialysis programme

–

–

− 0.29 ± 0.08

 < 0.001

Haemoglobin

–

–

0.21 ± 0.08

0.008

Albumin

0.27 ± 0.08

 < 0.001

–

–

Patients receiving dialysis

R²adj 0.16, p < 0.001

R²adj 0.24, p < 0.001

Black African ethnicity

–

–

0.39 ± 0.09

 < 0.001

Prescribed peritoneal dialysis

− 0.40 ± 0.10

 < 0.001

− 0.30 ± 0.09

0.002

Haemoglobin

0.34 ± 0.10

 < 0.001

0.32 ± 0.09

 < 0.001