Table 4 Subgroup comparisons of the KDQOL-36 ™
KDQOL-36™ subscales (Mean, SD) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Symptoms/problems list | Burden of kidney disease | Effects of kidney disease | PCS | MCS | |
Age | |||||
Age ≤ 45 (n = 46) | 73.95 (15.19) | 36.55 (24.26) | 55.97 (20.61) | 36.52 (7.45) | 46.35 (9.82) |
Age = 46-59 (n = 36) | 73.90 (15.92) | 31.60 (34.00) | 52.59 (20.28) | 37.81 (7.81) | 45.66 (10.08) |
Age ≥ 60 (n = 21) | 75.34 (14.82) | 27.98 (19.53) | 55.93 (19.25) | 34.72 (8.62) | 49.84 (9.11) |
P value | 0.071 | 0.341 | 0.724 | 0.356 | 0.275 |
Gender | |||||
Female (n = 46) | 72.89 (15.51) | 27.04 (21.65) | 53.63 (18.09) | 36.15 (7.96) | 47.26 (9.42) |
Male (n = 57) | 75.29 (15.07) | 37.94 (23.65) | 55.71 (21.69) | 36.97 (7.77) | 46.46 (10.18) |
P value | 0.431 | 0.018* | 0.604 | 0.600 | 0.683 |
Working status | |||||
Working (n = 41) | 77.08 (15.36) | 55.14 (21.78) | 38.72 (24.81) | 38.81 (7.95) | 45.28 (9.95) |
Not working (n = 62) | 72.32 (14.98) | 54.55 (19.08) | 29.33 (21.67) | 35.14 (7.45) | 47.84 (9.66) |
P value | 0.121 | 0.884 | 0.045 | 0.019* | 0.196 |
Health insurance | |||||
Government paid (n = 73) | 74.95 (15.76) | 55.25 (19.42) | 34.16 (22.29) | 36.42 (8.13) | 48.33 (9.66) |
Self-paid (n = 30) | 72.44 (13.97) | 53.65 (21.97) | 30.42 (25.83) | 37.06 (7.13) | 43.15 (3.92) |
P value | 0.452 | 0.715 | 0.462 | 0.709 | 0.014* |
Presence of Complications | |||||
Yes (n = 56) | 72.79 (15.42) | 52.27 (18.51) | 29.91 (20.04) | 35.22 (7.16) | 45.76 (9.72) |
No (n = 40) | 75.30 (15.44) | 57.30 (21.18) | 36.72 (27.31) | 38.90 (7.45) | 47.92 (10.11) |
P value | 0.434 | 0.219 | 0.185 | 0.017* | 0.294 |
History of hospitalization | |||||
Yes (n = 34) | 75.54 (13.93) | 25.92 (20.65) | 53.56 (18.76) | 34.80 (7.60) | 46.11 (10.37) |
No (n = 69) | 73.56 (15.90) | 36.59 (23.88) | 55.38 (20.83) | 37.49 (7.84) | 47.17 (9.58) |
P value | 0.539 | 0.028* | 0.667 | 0.101 | 0.607 |
Disease stages | |||||
CKD 1–4 (n = 27) | 77.10 (14.50) | 30.79 (24.75) | 55.52 (24.11) | 36.71 (8.88) | 43.08 (10.38) |
PD (n = 27) | 69.75 (14.26) | 26.39 (18.62) | 48.96 (16.22) | 33.46 (5.70) | 44.84 (7.65) |
HD (n = 49) | 75.09 (14.50) | 38.01 (24.13) | 57.58 (19.32) | 38.27 (7.84) | 49.97 (9.70) |
P value | 0.179 | 0.096 | 0.198 | 0.036* | 0.006* |
Dialysis duration | |||||
≥60 months (n = 24) | 68.06 (15.49) | 35.16 (21.87) | 54.22 (17.63) | 33.99 (8.48) | 49.22 (9.99) |
<60 months (n = 52) | 75.56 (13.60) | 33.29 (23.54) | 54.66 (19.24) | 37.76 (6.73) | 47.66 (9.03) |
P value | 0.036* | 0.744 | 0.926 | 0.040* | 0.501 |