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Table 2 2-year mortality

From: Quality of life as indicator of poor outcome in hemodialysis: relation with mortality in different age groups

Baseline performance

2-year mortality

HRQoL subscales

Score

All age

p

< 65 year

p

65–74 year

p

≥ 75 year

p

Physical functioning

Poor

36%

<0.01

23%

<0.00

35%

<0.00

46%

0.12

 

Intermediate

15%

 

6%

 

18%

 

34%

 
 

Good

10%

 

8%

 

5%

 

28%

 

Role physical

Poor

24%

0.01

13%

0.16

23%

0.28

44%

0.28

 

Intermediate

13%

 

3%

 

13%

 

46%

 
 

Good

15%

 

8%

 

15%

 

31%

 

General health

Poor

26%

0.01

15%

0.17

31%

0.01

50%

0.11

 

Intermediate

17%

 

8%

 

13%

 

37%

 
 

Good

14%

 

8%

 

19%

 

22%

 

Bodily pain

Poor

32%

0.01

17%

0.24

34%

0.06

50%

0.49

 

Intermediate

20%

 

11%

 

18%

 

37%

 
 

Good

17%

 

8%

 

15%

 

37%

 

Emotional health

Poor

28%

0.04

19%

0.43

33%

0.05

50%

0.01

 

Intermediate

25%

 

11%

 

28%

 

63%

 
 

Good

17%

 

9%

 

15%

 

33%

 

Role emotional

Poor

23%

0.28

10%

0.86

27%

0.27

44%

0.51

 

Intermediate

18%

 

12%

 

14%

 

50%

 
 

Good

18%

 

9%

 

17%

 

35%

 

Social functioning

Poor

30%

0.02

20%

0.12

30%

0.36

50%

0.02

 

Intermediate

22%

 

8%

 

19%

 

50%

 
 

Good

17%

 

10%

 

18%

 

29%

 

Vitality

Poor

30%

0.02

15%

0.44

24%

0.69

58%

0.05

 

Intermediate

18%

 

9%

 

19%

 

36%

 
 

Good

17%

 

9%

 

17%

 

31%

 
  1. Score: Poor (0–33), Intermediate (34–66), Good (67–100). P value reflects the result of a univariable model (ANOVA)