Table 2 Pruritus characteristics among HD patients with pruritus
Variable | Frequency(%);N = 121 |
|---|---|
Pruritus severity | |
Mild | 28(23.14) |
Moderate | 36(29.75) |
Severe | 34(28.1) |
Unbearable | 23(19.01) |
Duration of pruritus(hours) | |
<6 | 65(53.7) |
6–12 | 19(15.7) |
12–18 | 9(7.4) |
18–23 | 6(5) |
All the day | 22(18.2) |
Number of patients with effect on | |
Sleep | 83(68.6) |
Social life | 68(56.2) |
Daily activities | 66(54.5) |
Work | 55(45.4) |
Location of pruritus | |
Back | 82(67.8) |
legs | 64(52.9) |
Scalp | 61(50.4) |
Chest | 53(43.8) |
Arms | 52(43) |
shoulders | 48(39.7) |
Thighs | 44(36.4) |
Abdomen | 43(35.5) |
Palm of hand | 30(24.8) |
Tips of toes | 28(23.1) |
Buttocks | 27(22.3) |
Sole of feet | 24(19.8) |
Perineum | 24(19.8) |
Face | 22(18.2) |
Underclothes | 13(10.7) |