From: Limited knowledge of chronic kidney disease among primary care patients – a cross-sectional survey
<4 correct answers | ≥4 correct answers | Total (N = 1435) | p-value* | |
---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | No (%) | No | ||
Age (year) | <0.001 | |||
< 40 | 144 (35.9) | 257 (64.1) | 401 | |
40-60 | 319 (45.9) | 376 (54.1) | 695 | |
> 60 | 193 (56.9) | 146 (43.1) | 339 | |
Gender | 0.550 | |||
Male | 331 (45.5) | 396 (54.5) | 727 | |
Female | 320 (45.6) | 381 (54.4) | 701 | |
Missing | 7 | |||
Ethnicity | <0.001 | |||
Chinese | 425 (41.6) | 597 (58.4) | 1022 | |
Malay | 122 (54.2) | 103 (45.8) | 225 | |
Indian | 90 (62.1) | 55 (37.9) | 145 | |
Others | 19 (45.2) | 23 (54.8) | 42 | |
Missing | 1 | |||
Education | <0.001 | |||
Up to primary | 205 (66.3) | 104 (33.7) | 309 | |
Secondary | 293 (50.3) | 289 (49.7) | 582 | |
Above secondary | 154 (28.6) | 384 (71.4) | 538 | |
Missing | 6 | |||
Occupation | <0.001 | |||
Professional and executive | 50 (22.0) | 177 (78.0) | 227 | |
Non-Professional | 601 (50.1) | 598 (49.9) | 1199 | |
Missing | 9 | |||
Income (S$) | <0.001 | |||
< 2000 | 391 (55.7) | 311 (44.3) | 702 | |
2000 - 4999 | 169 (37.2) | 285 (62.8) | 454 | |
≥ 5000 | 35 (19.1) | 148 (80.9) | 183 | |
Missing | 96 | |||
Marital status | <0.001 | |||
Married | 499 (47.1) | 561 (52.9) | 1060 | |
Single | 108 (37.0) | 184 (63.0) | 292 | |
Divorced /separated/Widowed | 49 (59.0) | 34 (41.0) | 83 | |
Missing | 100 | |||
Religion | ||||
Buddhism # | 213 (47.0) | 240 (53.0) | 453 | <0.001 |
Christianity ** | 95 (33.3) | 190 (66.7) | 285 | |
Islam | 160 (54.6) | 133 (45.4) | 293 | |
Others | 187 (46.8) | 213 (53.3) | 400 | |
Missing | 4 | |||
Nationality | <0.001 | |||
Singapore citizen | 593 (44.3) | 745 (55.7) | 1338 | |
Permanent resident | 55 (65.5) | 29 (34.5) | 84 | |
Foreigner | 6 (75.0) | 2 (25.0) | 8 | |
Missing | 15 | |||
Presence of children | 0.038 | |||
Yes | 302 (48.9) | 316 (51.1) | 618 | |
No | 348 (43.3) | 455 (56.7) | 803 | |
Missing | 14 | |||
Presence of chronic diseases | 0.007 | |||
Yes | 499 (47.9) | 543 (52.1) | 1042 | |
No | 124 (39.2) | 192 (60.8) | 316 | |
Missing | 77 |