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Table 2 Sociodemographic factors associated with physical and mental component summary scores in kidney transplant recipients and hemodialysis patients

From: Quality of life for kidney transplant recipients and hemodialysis patients in Palestine: a cross-sectional study

Predictor

Kidney transplant recipients (n = 100)

Hemodialysis patients (n = 272)

PCS

MCS

PCS

MCS

β (BCa 95% CI)

β (BCa 95% CI)

β (BCa 95% CI)

β (BCa 95% CI)

Age group (years)

 18–29

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

 30–60

4.8 (−1.2, 11.6)

7.3 (1.8, 12.9)

−8.8 (− 19.3, 1.8)

−3.6 (− 13.9, 6.8)

  > 60

− 13.8 (−45.4, 37.0)

−9.6 (−22.2, 1.7)

−21.2 (− 32.2, − 9.2)

− 11.5 (− 22.0, −1.2)

Gender

 Female

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

 Male

0.2 (− 7.2, 7.6)

0.1 (− 7.4, 8.4)

8.8 (3.0, 14.2)

5.7 (− 0.3, 11.2)

Education level

  > Secondary

Ref

 

Ref

Ref

 Secondary school

−4.3 (− 12.9, 5.0)

−5.1 (− 12.3, 2.8)

−7.7 (− 18.2, 1.4)

− 7.0 (−16.6, 2.9)

 Primary school

−10.3 (−22.4, 2.0)

−11.0 (− 18.7, − 2.5)

−12.1(− 21.7, − 3.3)

−11.6 (− 20.7, −1.9)

 Elementary

−8.4 (− 34.6, 9.4)

− 11.4 (− 37.5, 9.0)

−21.4 (− 28.8, − 14.4)

− 18.0 (− 26.4, − 8.4)

Residential area

 City

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

 Village

−0.5 (− 8.2, 8.7)

−6.1 (− 23.3, 8.9)

6.4 (− 0.8, 13.5)

6.5 (−1.2, 13.8)

 Refugee camp

− 6.7 (− 23.5, 9.2)

1.8 (− 5.2, 9.1)

−0.01 (− 9.9, 9.7)

1.4 (− 8.5, 11.2)

  1. PCS Physical component summary, MCS Mental component summary, β Regression coefficient, BCa Bias corrected accelerated, CI Confidence interval, Ref Reference category