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Table 1 Characteristics of the study patients

From: Influence of arteriovenous fistula on daily living behaviors involving the upper limbs in hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional questionnaire study

 

All patients

N = 30

Dominant-arm

AVF group

N = 15

Non-dominant arm

AVF group

N = 15

P-value

Age (years)

63.5 (48–83)

63.0 (48–81)

64.0 (47–83)

0.65

Dialysis duration (months)

48.5 (1–403)

31.0 (1–331)

51.0 (5–403)

0.33

Gender (male)

22 (73%)

11 (73%)

11 (73%)

1.00

Performance status (0: 1)

26: 4

(87%: 13%)

13: 2

(87%: 13%)

13: 2

(87%: 13%)

1.00

Dominant arm (right)

29 (97%)

15 (100%)

14 (93%)

1.00

Number of AVF creations

1 (1–3)

1 (1–3)

1 (1–2)

0.49

Occupation

 Blue-collar worker

7 (23%)

4 (27%)

3 (20%)

1.00

 White-collar worker

5 (17%)

2 (13%)

3 (20%)

1.00

 Unemployed

18 (60%)

9 (60%)

9 (60%)

1.00

Cause of kidney disease

 Diabetes mellitus

13 (43%)

7 (47%)

6 (40%)

1.00

 Chronic glomerular nephritis

13 (43%)

7 (47%)

6 (40%)

1.00

 Other

4 (14%)

1 (6%)

3 (20%)

0.60

Anastomotic site

 Anatomical snuffbox

5 (17%)

2 (13%)

3 (20%)

1.00

 Distal forearm

21 (70%)

11 (74%)

10 (67%)

1.00

 Middle forearm

4 (13%)

2 (13%)

2 (13%)

1.00

 Proximal forearm

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Vessel size category of AVFa

 Distal forearm

1 (0–3)

1 (0–2)

1 (0–3)

0.17

 Middle forearm

1 (0–3)

0 (0–3)

1 (0–3)

0.15

 Proximal forearm

1 (0–3)

1 (0–3)

1 (0–2)

0.33

After-effect of AVF creation

 Steal syndrome

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 Sore finger syndrome

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 Other

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

  1. AVF arteriovenous fistula. Data are presented as the number (percentage) or median (range).
  2. a: 0) obscure, 1) thinner than the digitus minimus, 2) thicker than the digitus minimus but thinner than the thumb, 3) thicker than the thumb