Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of participants (n = 174)
Variable | Number of participants (%) |
|---|---|
Age category (years) | |
< 60 | 83 (47.7) |
≥ 60 | 91 (52.3) |
Gender | |
Male | 91 (52.3) |
Female | 83 (47.7) |
BMI | |
Underweight | 5 (2.9) |
Normal | 61 (35.1) |
Overweight | 53 (30.5) |
Obese | 55 (31.6) |
Education | |
No formal education | 11 (6.3) |
Primary | 63 (36.2) |
Secondary | 33 (19) |
High | 34 (19.5) |
Graduate | 33 (19) |
Household income per month | |
High (> 5000 NISa) | 6 (3.4) |
Moderate (2000–4999 NIS) | 52 (29.9) |
Low (< 2000 NIS) | 116 (66.7) |
Residency | |
Camps | 27 (15.5) |
Village | 69 (39.7) |
Town | 78 (44.8) |
Living status | |
Alone | 10 (5.7) |
With family | 164 (94.3) |
Marital status | |
Single, divorced or widowed | 38 (21.8) |
Married | 136 (78.2) |
Occupation | |
Employed | 20 (11.5) |
Unemployed | 134 (77) |
Housewife | 20 (11.5) |
Dialysis vintage (years) | |
< 4 | 103 (59.2) |
≥ 4 | 71 (40.8) |
Dialysis session per week | |
≤ 2 | 5 (2.9) |
3 | 165 (94.8) |
≥ 4 | 4 (2.3) |
Dialysis session duration (hours) | |
< 4 | 91 (52.3) |
≥ 4 | 83 (47.7) |
Transplantation history | |
Yes | 17 (9.8) |
No | 157 (90.2) |
Total number of chronic diseases | |
< 3 | 118 (67.8) |
≥ 3 | 56 (32.2) |
Total number of chronic medications | |
< 4 | 68 (39.1) |
≥ 4 | 106 (60.9) |