Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics for the study population
Variable | Non-CKD patients (n = 89) | CKD patients (n = 93) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
median age in yrs. (IQR) | 27 (23–31) | 39 (30–51) | < 0.001 |
Gender n (%) | |||
Male | 16 (17.98) | 40 (43.01) | 0.01 |
Female | 73 (82.02) | 53 (57.0) | 0.01 |
Education n(%) | |||
None | 9 (10.2) | 11 (11.8) | 0.88 |
Primary | 34 (38.2) | 38 (40.7) | 0.81 |
Secondary | 31 (34.8) | 29 (31.2) | 0.75 |
high school | 5 (5.6) | 5 (5.4) | 0.99 |
Tertiary | 10 (11.4) | 10 (10.8) | 0.97 |
Religion n (%) | |||
Protestant | 25 (28.1) | 27 (29.0) | 0.96 |
Catholic | 32 (36.0) | 37 (39.8) | 0.81 |
Muslim | 19 (21.4) | 15 (16.1) | 0.76 |
Pentecostal | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.2) | 0.95 |
Other | 12 (13.5) | 12 (12.9) | 0.97 |
Occupation n(%) | |||
Unemployed | 35 (39.3) | 51 (54.8) | 0.09 |
employed-salary earner | 19 (21.4) | 19 (20.4) | 0.92 |
self-employed | 35 (39.4) | 23 (24.7) | 0.11 |
Marital status n (%) | |||
Married | 14 (15.9) | 17 (18.3) | 0.89 |
Cohabiting | 42 (47.7) | 30 (32.3) | 0.34 |
Separated | 1 (1.1) | 4 (4.3) | 0.85 |
Widowed | 1 (1.1) | 5 (5.4) | 0.80 |
Single | 30 (34.1) | 37 (39.8) | 0.73 |