Table 2 Mean scores for the 3 main domains from the KDOQL-SF instrument compared between key variables (n = 22)
Variable | PCS | MCS | KDCS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | p-value | Score | p-value | Score | p-value | ||
Age | <45 years (n = 11) | 49.8 | 0.89 | 58.3 | 0.55 | 62.9 | 0.08 |
>45 years (n = 11) | 51.1 | 64.4 | 72.9 | ||||
Sex | Male (n = 13) | 54.1 | 0.38 | 64.0 | 0.52 | 68.1 | 0.93 |
Female (n = 9) | 45.2 | 57.4 | 67.6 | ||||
Marital status | Married (n = 12) | 56.2 | 0.20 | 68.3 | 0.12 | 70.9 | 0.25 |
Not married (n = 10) | 43.6 | 52.9 | 64.3 | ||||
Education status | Secondary or below (n = 9) | 47.1 | 0.58 | 63.4 | 0.73 | 65.5 | 0.52 |
Above secondary (n = 13) | 52.8 | 60.0 | 69.4 | ||||
Employment status | Employed (n = 11) | 51.9 | 0.78 | 66.6 | 0.29 | 70.4 | 0.39 |
Unemployed (n = 11) | 49.0 | 56.0 | 65.4 | ||||
Dialysis vintage | <12 months (n = 10) | 49.1 | 0.81 | 62.6 | 0.82 | 70.2 | 0.39 |
>12 months (n = 12) | 51.6 | 60.3 | 66.0 | ||||
Yearly total household income | <$4000 (n = 16) | 43.3 | 0.30 | 51.2 | 0.04 | 67.8 | 0.99 |
>$4000 (n = 6) | 56.1 | 75.2 | 67.9 | ||||