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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 116 patients who got haemodialysis at The University of Dodoma haemodialysis unit

From: Challenges and outcomes of haemodialysis among patients presenting with kidney diseases in Dodoma, Tanzania

Charactericts

Proportion (%) or Median

Sex

 Male

52 [44.9%]

 Age in years

45 [10–79]

Residency

 Dodoma

46 [39.7%]

 Outside Dodoma

70 [60.3%]

Marital status

 Never Married

21 [18.1%]

 Married

38 [32.8%]

 Divorced

30 [25.9%]

 Widow

27 [23.2%]

Haemoglobin (g/dl)

5.2 [3.8 - 12.6]

Serum creatinine level (μmol/L)

592 [121–1367]

Urea level (mmol/L)

26[7–53]

HIV positive Status

12 [10.4%]

Hepatitis B positive

4 [5.2%]

Type of Kidney Disease

 AKI

32 [27.6%]

 ESRD

84 [72.4%]

NHIF

39 [33.6%]