Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the study sample
Variable | Frequency (%) N (267) |
|---|---|
Age category | Â |
  < 30 | 34 (12.7) |
 30–60 | 136 (50.9) |
  > 60 | 97 (36.3) |
Gender | Â |
 Male | 139 (52.1) |
 Female | 128 (47.9) |
BMIa | Â |
 Underweight | 24 (9) |
 Normal | 97 (36.3) |
 Overweight | 72 (27) |
 Obese | 63 (23.6) |
Education | Â |
 No formal education | 40 (15.0) |
 Primary | 71 (26.6) |
 Secondary | 102 (38.2) |
 Graduated | 54 (20.2) |
Household income (month) | Â |
 High (more than 1000 JDb) | 10 (3.7) |
 Moderate (400–1000 JD) | 90 (33.7) |
 Low (less than 400 JD) | 167 (62.5) |
Living | Â |
 Palestinian refugee camps | 22 (8.2) |
 Village | 161 (60.3) |
 City | 84 (31.5) |
Living status | Â |
 Alone | 18 (6.7) |
 With family | 249 (93.3) |
Marital status | Â |
 Single, divorced, widowed | 79 (29.6) |
 Married | 188 (70.4) |
Occupation | Â |
 Employed | 35 (13.1) |
 Unemployed | 232 (86.9) |
Current smoking status | Â |
 Non smoker | 227 (85) |
 Light smoker | 19 (7.1) |
 Moderate smoker | 17 (6.4) |
 Heavy smoker | 4 (1.5) |
Dialysis vintage (Years) | Â |
  < 4 | 177 (66.3) |
  ≥ 4 | 90 (33.7) |
Dialysis per week | Â |
  ≤ 2 | 26 (9.7) |
 3 | 204 (76.4) |
  ≥ 4 | 37 (13.9) |
Dialysis session duration (hours) | Â |
  < 4 | 198 (74.2) |
  ≥ 4 | 69 (25.8) |
Transplantation history | Â |
 Yes | 26 (9.7) |
 No | 241 (90.3) |
Total chronic co-morbid diseases | Â |
 None | 26 (9.7) |
 1 | 62 (23.2) |
 2 | 63 (23.6) |
  ≥ 3 | 116 (43.4) |
Chronic medications (per day) | Â |
  < 4 | 45 (16.9) |
  ≥ 4 | 222 (83.1) |