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Table 1 Demographic and disease characteristics of participants ( n = 270)

From: Prevalence and correlates of depression among chronic kidney disease patients in Taiwan

Variables

M( SD)

n(%)

Demographic data

Age (years)

64.5 ± 12.13

 

Gender

  

  Male

 

165(61.1)

  Female

 

105(38.9)

Marital status

  Single

 

19(7.0)

  Married (or divorced)

 

251(93.0)

Educational level

  

  Low (< 12th grade)

 

202(74.8)

  High (≥ 12th grade)

 

68(25.2)

Job

  

  Employed

 

73(27.0)

  Unemployed

 

197(73.0)

Living status

  

  Living alone

 

24(8.9)

  Cohabitating

 

246(91.1)

Religious beliefs

  

  Yes

 

228(84.4)

  No

 

42(15.6)

Sleep disturbance

  

  Yes

 

170(63.0)

  No

 

100(37.0)

Alcohol drinking

  

  Low(≤1 times/week)

 

254(94.1)

  High(≥2 times/week)

 

16(5.9)

Cigarette smoking

  

  Yes

 

111(41.1)

  No

 

159(58.9)

Regular exercise

  

  Yes

 

173(64.1)

  No

 

97(35.9)

Disease characteristics

Disease duration (years)

3.53 ± 2.85

 

CKD stage

  

Stage III and below

 

106(39.3)

Stage IVand above

 

164(60.7)

Other Chronic diseases

  

  ≤1

 

93(34.4)

  ≥2

 

177(65.6)

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

11.08 ± 2.03

 

Creatine(mg/dl)

5.05 ± 1.81

 

Albumin(g/dl)

3.51 ± 0.31

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