Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the sample
n = 255 (%) | |
|---|---|
Age, years | 50 ± 13.1 |
Age > 65 years | 30 (11.8) |
Race (self-referred) | |
White | 37 (14.5) |
Non-white | 218 (85.5) |
Sex | |
Male | 160 (62.7) |
Civil status | |
Married | 158 (62) |
Residents in Salvador | 217 (85.1) |
Aetiology of CKD | |
Indeterminate | 65 (25.5) |
Systemic Arterial Hypertension | 73 (28.6) |
Glomerulonephritis | 42 (16.5) |
Diabetes mellitus | 37 (14.5) |
Polycystic Kidney Disease | 13 (5.1) |
Vasculitis | 6 (2.4) |
Other pathologies | 19 (7.5) |
Time on haemodialysis, months | 39 (17–76) |
Haemodialysis by catheter | 21 (8.3) |
Anuric | 127 (49.8) |
Urine volume, mL/day | 150 (0–500) |
Body mass index, Kg/m2 | 23.8 ± 4.3 |
Smoking (presently or prior) | 100 (39.2) |
Background of parathyroidectomy | 20 (7.8) |
Pre-dialysis follow-up | 96 (37.6) |
Living alone | 16 (6.3) |
Schooling level up to elementary education | 118 (46.3) |
Family income per capita, USD | 181 (109–272.5) |
< 2 USD per person/day | 32 (12.5) |
Treatment through the public health service national | 197 (77.3) |
Comorbid disease | |
Diabetes Mellitus | 41 (16.1) |
Cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease | 84 (32.9) |
Systemic Arterial Hypertension | 231 (90.6) |