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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants

From: Profile and outcome of patients with emergency complications of renal failure presenting to an urban emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania

Demographic characteristics Number (N = 146) %
Age
 15–34 36 24.6
V35–54 55 37.7
 55+ 55 37.7
Sex
 Male 110 75.3
 Female 36 24.7
Education *
 Higher education 17 12.0
 Secondary 27 19.0
 Primary 88 62.0
 Informal Education 10 7.0
Payment
 Insurance 38 26.0
 Pay from pocket 108 74.0
Referred from **
 Private 23 15.9
 Government 76 52.4
 Self-referral 46 31.7
Co-morbidities
 Hypertension 66 52.0
 No Known comorbidities 28 22.0
 Diabetes Mellitus 25 19.7
 HIV infection 12 9.4
 Malignancy 4 3.1
  1. * 4 Missing; **1 missing
  2. Education levels were not recorded for 4 participants, referral type not recorded for 1 participant