Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics, comorbidities and laboratory values of the study patients (n = 502)
Characteristics | Non-adherent (n = 330) | Adherent (n = 172) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 46.98 ± 13.25 | 49.21 ± 13.26 | 0.074 |
% Non-white | 90.6 | 87.8 | 0.326 |
% Male | 66.3 | 57.6 | 0.058 |
Months on dialysis (median [IQR]) | 48.78 [24.66-96.26] | 60.15 [30.44-118.83] | 0.056 |
CESD-score (mean ± SD) | 14.00 ± 10.70 | 13.58 ± 10.72 | 0.691 |
% Social characteristics | |||
Married | 58.7 | 57 | 0.706 |
> High school | 63.5 | 61.6 | 0.676 |
Working before dialysis | 75.7 | 76.2 | 0.905 |
Working currently | 17.3 | 12.8 | 0.186 |
Poor or very poor | 48.9 | 41.5 | 0.116 |
Living with family | 86.9 | 90.7 | 0.214 |
% Comorbidities | |||
Heart failure | 8.6 | 12.2 | 0.197 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 5.5 | 2.3 | 0.103 |
Diabetes | 16.7 | 20.3 | 0.315 |
Physician-diagnosed depression | 5.8 | 4.7 | 0.607 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 3.3 | 4.1 | 0.669 |
Ischemic heart disease | 9.4 | 9.9 | 0.868 |
Cancer | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.923 |
% Vascular access catheter | 9.4 | 4.7 | 0.060 |
Hemoglobin, g/dL (mean ± SD) | 10.49 ± 1.96 | 10.78 ± 1.62 | 0.096 |
Albumin, g/dL (mean ± SD) | 3.74 ± 0.52 | 3.80 ± 0.36 | 0.232 |
a Calcium, mg/dL (mean ± SD) | 8.91 ± 0.84 | 8.94 ± 1.09 | 0.708 |
Phosphorus, mg/dL(mean ± SD) | 5.46 ± 1.36 | 5.63 ± 1.52 | 0.185 |
PTH, pg/mL (median [IQR]) | 398.00 [150.70-726.60] | 252.20 [130.10-588.80] | 0.011 |
Ca x P product | 48.73 ± 13.34 | 50.46 ± 15.30 | 0.190 |