Table 3 Participant (patient) attributes

Location

 Hospital

48.5%

 Satellite

51.5%

 Age (years)

55.5

31—76

Ethnicity

 Both Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander origin

2.8%

 Either Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander origin

54.3%

 Neither Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander

42.9%

Years on dialysis

5.9

1—19 

Moved to regional city for dialysis

14.3%

Regional city within 150 kms of hometown

33.3%

Vascular access

11.4% (Permacath)

88.6% (Arteriovenous Fistula)

Allocation

50% (Control start)

50% (Intervention start)