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Table 3 Multivariable analysis showing factors associated with HRQOL among patients with ESKD in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019

From: Health related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) on hemodialysis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

HRQOL score

cOR(95% CI)

aOR(95% CI)

P-value

>50

50

Age in years

  ≤50

32

33

1.26(0.62-2.54)

0.88(0.39-1.99)

0.76

  >50

33

27

1.00

1.00

Sex

  Male

48

38

1.00

1.00

0.19

  Female

17

22

1.63(0.76-3.51)

1.75(0.75-4.06)

Marital status

  Living with spouse

45

36

1.00

1.00

0.43

  Not living with spouse

20

24

1.50(0.72-3.14)

1.40(0.61-3.19)

Occupation

  Employed

12

18

1.89(0.82-4.36)

2.40(1.10-5.90)

0.03

  Not employed

53

42

1.00

1.00

Monthly income

  ≤3200 ETB (≤US$100)

56

49

1.40(0.53-3.65)

1.36(0.51-3.77)

0.63

  >3200 ETB (>US$100)

9

11

1.00

1.00

Comorbidity

  No

14

19

1.69(0.78-3.77)

1.72(0.69-4.26)

0.24

  Yes

51

41

1.00

1.00

Duration of hemodialysis

  ≤3 years

51

48

1.10(0.46-2.61)

0.97(0.38-2.46)

0.95

  >3 years

14

12

1.00

1.00

Frequency of hemodialysis/week

  2 times

17

22

1.64(0.76-3.51)

1.71(1.07-3.83)

0.04

  3 times

48

38

1.00

1.00

  1. ETB Ethiopian Birr; cOR Crude Odds Ratio; aOR Adjusted Odds Ratio