Table 2 General characteristics of the studied population
Variable | Decreased eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m 2 (%) | Normal eGFR ≥60 mL/min/1.73 m 2 (%) | Total number (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.153* | |||
Female | 38 (16.5) | 192 (83.5) | 230 (63.7) | |
Male | 14 (10.7) | 117 (89.3) | 131 (36.3) | |
WHO clinical stage | 0.094* | |||
Early stage (I & II) | 44 (13.5) | 283 (86.5) | 327 (90.6) | |
Advanced stage (III & IV) | 8 (23.5) | 26 (76.5) | 34 (9.4) | |
Occupation | 0.442* | |||
House wife/no job | 20 (17.1) | 97 (82.9) | 117 (32.6) | |
Peasant farmer | 16 (11.3) | 126 (88.7) | 142 (39.6) | |
Employed | 15 (15.0) | 85 (85.0) | 100 (27.8) | |
Residence | 0.453* | |||
Rural | 12 (11.4) | 93 (88.6) | 105 (29.1) | |
Urban | 40 (15.6) | 216 (84.4) | 256 (70.9) | |
Smoking | 0.686* | |||
Yes | 7 (14.0) | 43 (86.0) | 50 (13.9) | |
No | 42 (13.5) | 269 (86.5) | 311 (86.1) | |
Building type | 0.836* | |||
Permanent | 6 (13.6) | 38 (86.4) | 44 (12.2) | |
Temporary | 46 (14.5) | 271 (85.5) | 317 (87.8) | |
Alcohol | 0.872* | |||
Yes | 14 (16.1) | 73 (83.9) | 87 (24.1) | |
No | 38 (13.9) | 236 (86.1) | 274 (75.9) | |
Marital status | 0.791* | |||
Married | 24 (12.7) | 165 (87.3) | 179 (49.6) | |
Single | 7 (13.0) | 47 (87.0) | 54 (14.9) | |
Widowed/Divorced | 21 (16.4) | 107 (83.6) | 128 (35.5) | |
Water source | 0.839* | |||
Hygienic | 44 (17.5) | 208 (82.5) | 252 (69.8) | |
Unhygienic | 20 (18.3) | 89 (81.7) | 109 (30.2) | |
Education level | 0.749* | |||
Low (primary & uneducated) | 32 (12.5) | 219 (87.5) | 251 (69.5) | |
Medium (secondary) | 16 (17.6) | 75 (82.4) | 91(25.2) | |
High (above secondary) | 4 (21) | 15 (79) | 19 (5.3) | |
Household income/month | 0.207* | |||
Low income(<$160) | 36 (12.6) | 250 (87.4) | 286 (79.7) | |
Medium income ($160-400) | 13 (21.3) | 48 (78.7) | 61 (17.0) | |
High income (>$400) | 3 (25) | 9 (75) | 12 (3.3) |