Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical features of the studied sample
Variable | Number (%) n = 141 |
|---|---|
Age category | |
Age <60 | 74 (52.5) |
Age >60 | 67 (47.5) |
Gender | |
Male | 74 (52.5) |
Female | 67 (47.5 ) |
BMI | |
Underweight | 1 (0.7) |
Normal range | 37 (26.2) |
Preobese (overweight) | 41 (29.1) |
Obese | 62 (44) |
Residency | |
Village | 81 (57.4) |
City | 47 (33.3) |
Palestinian refugee camp | 13 (9.2) |
Living status | |
Live with family | 135 (95.7) |
Live alone | 6 (4.3) |
Education level | |
No formal education | 17 (12.1) |
Primary | 35 (24.8) |
Secondary | 61 (43.3) |
Graduated | 28 (19.9) |
Marital status | |
Single , Widow ,Divorced | 28 (19.9) |
Married | 113 (80.1) |
Occupation | |
Unemployed | 126 (89.4) |
Employed | 15 (10.6) |
Household income (month) | |
Low (less than 400 JD a) | 71 (50.4) |
Moderate (400–1000 JD) | 57 (40.4) |
High (more than 1000 JD) | 13 (9.2) |
Smoking | |
Not smoker | 109 (77.3) |
Smoker | 32 (22.7) |
Diabetes duration | |
1-3 years | 8 (5.7) |
4-5 years | 3 (2.1) |
More than 5 years | 130 (92.2) |
Dialysis vintage (Years) | |
Less than 4 years | 87 (61.7) |
4 years or more | 54 (38.3) |
Dialysis frequency | |
2 days or less | 18 (12.8) |
3 days or more | 123 (87.2) |
Dialysis session duration (hours) | |
Less than 4 hours | 120 (85.1) |
4 hours or more | 21 (14.9) |
Kidney transplant | |
Yes | 3 (2.1) |
No | 138 (97.9) |
Total chronic diseases | |
None | 7 (5) |
One | 48 (34) |
Two | 46 (32.6) |
Three or more | 40 (28.4) |
Total chronic medications | |
Less than 8 | 92 (65.2) |
8 or more | 49 (34.8) |
HbA1c | |
Controlled(≤7) | 92 (65.2) |
Uncontrolled(>7) | 49 (34.8) |