Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of patients in relation to severity of MICS (N = 160)
Characteristics | n (%) | MICS status | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Mild | Mod-Severe | |||
Age groups (years) | |||||
18–39 | 30 (18.8%) | 12 (40.0%) | 9 (30.0%) | 9 (30.0%) | 0.310a |
40–59 | 75 (46.9%) | 46 (61.3%) | 17 (22.7%) | 12 (16.0%) | |
> 60 | 55 (34.4%) | 28 (50.9%) | 13 (23.6%) | 14 (25.5%) | |
Mean Age (+ SD) years | 52.2 + 13.3 | 53.2 + 11.8 | 49.7 + 14.4 | 52.6 + 15.3 | 0.397c |
Gender | |||||
Male | 111 (69.4%) | 65 (58.6%) | 27 (24.3%) | 19 (17.1%) | 0.072a |
Female | 49 (30.6%) | 21 (42.9%) | 12 (24.5%) | 16 (32.7%) | |
Marital Status | |||||
Living with a partner | 136 (85.0%) | 74 (54.4%) | 32 (23.5%) | 30 (22.1%) | 0.837a |
Single | 24 (15.0%) | 12 (50.0%) | 7 (29.2%) | 5 (20.8%) | |
Level of Education | |||||
No Formal / Primary | 41 (25.6%) | 19 (46.3%) | 13 (31.7%) | 9 (22.0%) | 0.429a |
Post-primary | 119 (74.4%) | 67 (56.3%) | 26 (21.8%) | 26 (21.8%) | |
Mode of Payment | |||||
Health Insurance | 144 (90.0%) | 78 (54.2%) | 34 (23.6%) | 32 (22.2%) | 0.776b |
Out Of Pocket | 16 (10.0%) | 8 (50.0%) | 5 (31.2%) | 3 (18.8%) | |
Frequency of HD | |||||
Thrice/week | 132 (82.5%) | 73 (55.3%) | 30 (22.7%) | 29 (22.0%) | 0.575a |
Twice/week | 28 (17.5%) | 13 (46.4%) | 9 (32.1%) | 6 (21.4%) | |
Duration of HD (years) | |||||
< 1 | 54 (33.8%) | 34 (63.0%) | 16 (29.6%) | 4 (7.4%) | < 0.001b |
1–4 | 92 (57.4%) | 49 (53.3%) | 22 (23.9%) | 21 (22.8%) | |
> 4 | 14 (8.8%) | 3 (21.4%) | 1 (7.1%) | 10 (71.4%) | |
Duration on HD (months) | |||||
Mean (+ SD) | 22 + 18 | 17.9 + 12.3 | 18 + 13.5 | 34.7 + 26.3 | < 0.001c |
Vascular Access | |||||
AV Fistula | 76 (47.5%) | 42 (55.3%) | 16 (21.1%) | 18 (23.7%) | 0.644a |
Central Venous Catheter | 84 (52.5%) | 44 (52.4%) | 23 (27.4%) | 17 (20.2%) | |
Dialysis Adequacy | |||||
Inadequate (URR < 65%) | 38 (23.8%) | 19 (50.0%) | 8 (21.1%) | 11 (28.9%) | 0.479a |
Adequate (URR > 65%) | 122 (76.3%) | 67 (54.9%) | 31 (25.4%) | 24 (19.7%) | |
Diabetes Mellitus | |||||
Yes | 69 (43.1%) | 40 (58.0%) | 12 (17.4%) | 17 (24.6%) | 0.198a |
No | 91 (56.9%) | 46 (50.5%) | 27 (29.7%) | 18 (19.8%) | |
Hypertension | |||||
Yes | 154 (96.3%) | 83 (53.9%) | 37 (24.0%) | 34 (22.1%) | 0.863b |
No | 6 (3.7%) | 3 (50.0%) | 2 (33.3%) | 1 (16.7%) | |
Hypercholesterolaemia | |||||
Yes (TC > 220 mg/dl) | 9 (5.6%) | 8 (88.9%) | 1 (11.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.133b |
No (TC < 220 mg/dl) | 151 (94.4%) | 78 (51.7%) | 38 (25.2%) | 35 (23.2%) | |
HIV Infection | |||||
Yes | 15 (9.4%) | 5 (33.3%) | 5 (33.3%) | 5 (33.3%) | 0.223b |
No | 145 (90.6%) | 81 (55.9%) | 34 (23.4%) | 30 (20.7%) | |
HBV Infection | |||||
Yes | 9 (5.6%) | 5 (55.6%) | 3 (33.3%) | 1 (11.1%) | 0.740b |
No | 151 (94.4%) | 81 (53.6%) | 36 (23.8%) | 34 (22.5%) | |