Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study sample (n = 250)
Variable | Frequency(%);N = 250 |
|---|---|
Age categories(years) | |
18–30 | 25(10) |
31–40 | 20(8) |
41–50 | 37(14.8) |
51–60 | 77(30.8) |
61–70 | 59(23.6) |
>70 | 32(12.8) |
Gender | |
Male | 157(62.8) |
Female | 93(37.2) |
BMI category | |
Underweight | 11(4.4) |
Normal | 86(34.4) |
Overweight | 80(32) |
Obese | 73(29.2) |
Education level | |
No education | 35(14) |
Primary | 82(32.8) |
Secondary | 85(34) |
High | 21(8.4) |
Graduated | 27(10.8) |
Monthly income (NIS) | |
Less than 2000(low) | 120(48) |
2000–5000(moderate) | 125(50) |
5000–10,000(high) | 5(2) |
Residency | |
Refugee camp | 29(11.6) |
Village | 147(58.8) |
Town | 74(29.6) |
District | |
Nablus | 101(40.4) |
Tulkarm | 64(25.6) |
Jenin | 57(22.8) |
Tubas | 28(11.2) |
Marital status | |
Single, divorced, and widowed | 58(23.2) |
Married | 192(76.8) |
Living status | |
Alone | 9(3.6) |
With family | 241(96.4) |
Occupation | |
Employed | 50(20) |
Unemployed | 200(80) |
Dialysis vintage | |
≤ 4 years | 146(58.4) |
> 4 years | 104(41.6) |
Dialysis per week | |
≤ 2 times | 12(4.8) |
3 Times | 233(93.2) |
4 Times | 5(2) |
Dialysis session duration | |
3 h | 90(36) |
3.5 h | 132(52.8) |
4 h | 28(11.2) |
Transplantation history | |
Yes | 18(7.2) |
No | 232(92.8) |
Total chronic comorbid diseases | |
None | 30(12) |
1 | 80(32) |
2 | 65(26) |
3 or more | 75(30) |
Chronic medications | |
<4 | 61(24.4) |
≥4 | 189(75.6) |