Table 4 Spearman's rank correlation coefficients of subscales of the ESRD-SCL with demographic and clinical variables
n | Limited physical capacity | Limited cognitive capacity | Cardiac and renal dysfunction | Side effects of corticosteroids | Increased growth of gum and hair | Transplantation-associated psychological distress | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 53 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.18 | -0.13 | 0.08 | -0.06 | 0.09 |
Female (2) vs. male (1) | 53 | 0.10 | -0.04 | 0.25 | 0.34* | -0.05 | 0.07 | 0.17 |
Employment (yes/no) | 53 | -0.38** | -0.30* | -0.23 | -0.19 | -0.37** | -0.15 | -0.34* |
Time since transplantation (years) | 53 | 0.19 | -0.01 | 0.14 | -0.17 | 0.14 | -0.21 | 0.02 |
Charlson's comorbidity index | 53 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.17 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 53 | -0.14 | -0.01 | -0.29* | -0.13 | 0.11 | -0.18 | -0.20 |
S-creatinine (umol/L) | 53 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.20 | -0.04 | -0.06 | 0.13 | 0.15 |
CsA (2) vs. Tacrolimus (1) | 48 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.06 | -0.05 | 0.48** | -0.11 | 0.08 |
No. of drugs for hypertension | 53 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.03 | -0.22 | 0.17 | 0.14 |