Table 1.

Demographic Information about the Participants

Participant Number	Sex	Age	Marital Status	Level of Education	CKD Since	eGFR	Albuminuria	Comorbidity
1	M	71	Married	Middle	1995	48	No	Hypertension, gout
2	F	64	Married	Middle	2010	43	No	Hypertension, adiposity, hypothyroidism
3	F	66	Married	Low	2015	54	Not measured	Hypertension, psoriasis, arthrosis
4	M	75	Partners	Low	2011	48	Microalbuminuria	Hypertension, diabetes, gout, CVA, angina pectoris
5	M	73	Married	Middle	2014	43	Not measured	Hypertension, arthrosis
6	F	66	Widow	High	2006	48	Microalbuminuria	Hypertension
7	Did not meet the entry criteria
8	Did not meet the entry criteria
9	F	62	Divorced	High	Unknown	45	Not measured	Hypertension, arthrosis
10	F	41	Divorced	Middle	1992	56	Microalbuminuria	Nephrectomy, recurrent cystitis
11	F	86	Widow	High	Unknown	55	Microalbuminuria	Hypertension, arthrosis, deep vein thrombosis
12	Felt misinformed about the type of research and quit
13	M	62	Married	High	2011	38	Microalbuminuria	Hypertension, diabetes, CVA, gout, polyneuropathy
14	F	76	Married	Middle	1996	46	No	Diabetes, CVA, endometrial cancer
15	Married to another participant; excluded because of same ideas
16	F	78	Married	High	2014	47	Microalbuminuria	Hypertension, hypercholesterolemia
17	M	64	Partners	Low	1995	45	Macroalbuminuria	Hypertension, aortic insufficiency
18	F	78	Widow	Middle	2012	46	No	Hypertension, hypercholesterolemia
19	F	65	Married	Low	2013	48	Microalbuminuria	Asthma, ileostomy for constipation
20	M	71	Married	High	2012	47	No	Hypertension, prostate cancer
21	F	56	Married	Middle	Unknown	50	Microalbuminuria	Asthma, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis
22	M	76	Married	High	2009	39	Not measured	Hypertension, bladder cancer
23	M	64	Married	Middle	2013	41	Microalbuminuria	Hypertension
24	F	62	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	51	Microalbuminuria	Hypertension, hypercholesterolemia
25	F	73	Married	Low	Unknown	53	No	Hypertension, diabetes, asthma

CKD, chronic kidney disease; CVA, cardiovascular accident; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate