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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of all CKD patients with low and high AOD

From: Effects of acceptance of disability on death or dialysis in chronic kidney disease patients: a 3-year prospective cohort study

Variables

All subjects

(n = 262)

Low AOD

(n = 145)

High AOD

(n = 117)

p

Demographic characteristics

Age (years)

64.26 ± 13.25

64.08 ± 12.14

65.29 ± 14.25

0.47

Gender

Male

161 (61.5)

83 (57.2)

78 (66.7)

0.12

Female

101 (38.5)

62 (42.8)

39 (33.3)

Educational level

High(≥12th grade)

66 (25.2)

45 (31.0)

51 (43.6)

0.04*

Low(<12th grade)

196 (74.8)

100 (69.0)

66 (65.4)

Marital status

Single

18 (6.9)

12 (8.3)

6 (5.1)

0.32

Married

244 (93.1)

133 (91.7)

111 (94.9)

Job status

Employed

73 (27.9)

43 (29.7)

30 (25.6)

0.47

Unemployed

189 (72.1)

102 (70.3)

87 (74.4)

Living status

Alone

22 (8.4)

12 (8.3)

10 (8.6)

0.92

Cohabitating

239 (91.6)

133 (91.7)

106 (91.4)

Monthly income

≥ NT$30,001

50 (19.1)

27 (18.6)

23 (19.7)

0.83

≤ NT$30,000

212 (80.9)

118 (81.4)

94 (80.3)

Religious beliefs

Yes

223 (85.1)

123 (84.8)

100 (85.5)

0.88

No

39 (14.9)

22 (15.2)

17 (14.5)

Alcohol drinking

Low (≤ 1 times/week)

247 (94.3)

136 (93.8)

111 (94.9)

0.71

High (≥ 2 times/week)

15 (5.7)

9 (6.2)

6 (5.1)

Cigarette smoking

Yes

107 (40.8)

59 (40.7)

48 (41.0)

0.95

No

155 (59.2)

86 (59.3)

69 (59.9)

 

Regular exercise

Yes

171 (65.3)

85 (58.6)

86 (73.5)

0.01*

No

91 (34.7)

60 (41.4)

31 (26.5)

Sleep disturbance

Yes

166 (63.4)

117 (80.7)

79 (67.5)

0.02*

No

96 (36.6)

28 (19.3)

38 (32.5)

Clinical characteristics

CKD stage

Stage I, II, or III

104 (39.7)

49 (33.8)

55 (47.0)

0.03*

Stage IV or V

158 (60.3)

96 (66.2)

62 (53.0)

Other chronic diseases

≤ 1

90 (34.4)

42 (29.0)

48 (41.0)

0.04*

≥ 2

172 (65.6)

103 (71.0)

69 (59.0)

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

11.12 ± 2.04

10.86 ± 2.11

11.43 ± 1.89

0.02*

Serum creatine (mg/dL)

4.97 ± 1.58

5.13 ± 5.76

4.77 ± 5.97

0.62

Serum albumin (g/dL)

3.51 ± 0.51

3.46 ± 0.57

3.57 ± 0.41

0.07

  1. Abbreviation: AOD, Acceptance of disability
  2. Data is presented as mean ± SD or n (%)
  3. US $1 = 30.23 NTD at the study time period
  4. *p < 0.05