Table 3 : Perceived Severity of the Symptoms related to CKD
From: Symptom burden in chronic kidney disease; a population based cross sectional study
Symptom | n | Perceived severity of the symptoms | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Very mild | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Very severe | |||||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Loss of appetite | 718 | 45 | (6.3) | 144 | (20.1) | 328 | (45.7) | 151 | (21.0) | 50 | (7.0) |
Nausea | 386 | 21 | (5.4) | 124 | (32.1) | 180 | (46.6) | 47 | (12.2) | 14 | (3.6) |
Vomiting | 153 | 14 | (9.2) | 58 | (37.9) | 58 | (37.9) | 20 | (13.1) | 03 | (2.0) |
Diarrhea | 65 | 03 | (4.6) | 21 | (32.3) | 26 | (40.0) | 08 | (12.3) | 07 | (10.8) |
Lethargy | 641 | 21 | (3.3) | 172 | (26.8) | 279 | (43.5) | 143 | (22.3) | 26 | (4.1) |
Changes in skin color | 196 | 35 | (17.9) | 107 | (54.6) | 46 | (23.5) | 05 | (2.6) | 03 | (1.5) |
Swelling of arms or legs | 596 | 55 | (9.2) | 177 | (29.7) | 189 | (31.7) | 137 | (23.0) | 38 | (6.4) |
Difficulty in breathing | 644 | 49 | (7.6) | 272 | (42.2) | 218 | (33.9) | 86 | (13.4) | 19 | (3.0) |
Hiccups | 184 | 18 | (9.8) | 85 | (46.2) | 71 | (38.6) | 07 | (3.8) | 03 | (1.6) |
Difficulty keeping legs still | 259 | 18 | (6.9) | 104 | (40.2) | 72 | (27.8) | 35 | (13.5) | 30 | (11.6) |
Numbness/tingling of hands and feet | 353 | 24 | (6.8) | 87 | (24.6) | 113 | (32.0) | 75 | (21.2) | 54 | (15.3) |
Lack of energy | 846 | 17 | (2.0) | 260 | (30.7) | 347 | (41.0) | 178 | (21.0) | 44 | (5.2) |
Trouble with memory | 678 | 39 | (5.8) | 183 | (27.0) | 317 | (46.8) | 112 | (16.5) | 27 | (4.0) |
Weight loss | 375 | 36 | (9.6) | 169 | (45.1) | 141 | (37.6) | 19 | (5.1) | 10 | (2.7) |
Bone/joint pain | 979 | 19 | (1.9) | 220 | (22.5) | 510 | (52.1) | 183 | (18.7) | 47 | (4.8) |
Muscle cramps | 866 | 46 | (5.3) | 237 | (27.4) | 304 | (35.1) | 250 | (28.9) | 29 | (3.3) |
Difficulty concentrating | 670 | 46 | (6.9) | 241 | (36.0) | 301 | (44.9) | 72 | (10.7) | 10 | (1.5) |
Dry skin | 518 | 60 | (11.6) | 208 | (40.2) | 181 | (34.9) | 45 | (8.7) | 24 | (4.6) |
Itching | 517 | 35 | (6.8) | 150 | (29.0) | 184 | (35.6) | 109 | (21.1) | 39 | (7.5) |
Feeling sad | 687 | 49 | (7.1) | 215 | (31.3) | 270 | (39.3) | 134 | (19.5) | 19 | (2.8) |
Difficulty sleeping | 766 | 53 | (6.9) | 168 | (21.9) | 296 | (38.6) | 200 | (26.1) | 49 | (6.4) |
Feeling irritable | 879 | 63 | (7.2) | 159 | (18.1) | 367 | (41.8) | 264 | (30.0) | 26 | (3.0) |
Loss/ decreased libido | 494 | 08 | (1.6) | 44 | (8.9) | 76 | (15.4) | 97 | (19.6) | 269 | (54.5) |
Impotence | 488 | 08 | (1.6) | 53 | (10.9) | 82 | (16.8) | 99 | (20.3) | 246 | (50.4) |
Heartburn | 620 | 24 | (3.9) | 198 | (31.9) | 282 | (45.5) | 97 | (15.6) | 19 | (3.1) |