Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients receiving MHD
Variables | Value |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 51.07 ± 11.65 |
Gender | Â |
 Male | 67 (65.05%) |
 Female | 36 (34.95%) |
Household location | Â |
 Local | 90 (87.38%) |
 Non-local | 13 (12.62%) |
Marital status | Â |
 Married | 67 (65.05%) |
 Single | 36 (34.95%) |
Raising children | Â |
 Yes | 88 (85.44%) |
 No | 15 (14.56%) |
Living alone | Â |
 Yes | 17 (16.50%) |
 No | 86 (83.50%) |
Level of Education | Â |
 Primary school or below | 6 (5.83%) |
 Junior middle school | 36 (34.95%) |
 Senior middle school | 41 (39.81%) |
 University or above | 20 (19.42%) |
Employment status | Â |
 Yes | 24 (23.30%) |
 No | 79 (76.70%) |
Religious beliefs | Â |
 Yes | 10 (7.71%) |
 No | 93 (90.29%) |
Primary diseases | Â |
 Glomerulonephritis | 69 (66.99%) |
 Diabetic nephropathy | 13 (12.62%) |
 Renal vascular disease | 8 (7.76%) |
 Others (e.g., LN, polycystic kidney) | 13 (12.62%) |
 Duration of hemodialysis (months) | 75.55 ± 63.77 |
Blood pressure level | Â |
 Systolic pressure (mmHg) | 146.33 ± 24.89 |
 Diastolic pressure (mmHg) | 80.98 ± 15.23 |
Number of oral medications | Â |
  < 5 | 35 (33.98%) |
 5–10 | 56 (54.37%) |
  ≥ 10 | 12 (11.65%) |
Waiting list status for kidney transplantation | Â |
 Active | 16 (15.53%) |
 Not active | 87 (84.47%) |
 CCI (mean ± SD) | 3.13 ± 1.82 |
Vascular access failure during the previous 12 months |  |
 Yes | 9 (8.74%) |
 No | 94 (91.26%) |
Smoking habit | Â |
 Yes | 26 (25.24%) |
 No | 77 (74.76%) |
Consumption of alcohol | Â |
 Yes | 2 (1.94%) |
 No | 101 (98.06%) |
Participation in social activities | Â |
 Yes | 5 (4.85%) |
 No | 98 (95.15%) |
Participation in recreational activities | Â |
 Yes | 38 (36.89%) |
 No | 65 (63.11%) |
Travel time to dialysis facilities. | Â |
  < 30 min | 55 (53.40%) |
 30-60 min | 20 (19.42%) |
  ≥ 60 min | 28 (27.18%) |
Laboratory results | Â |
 Hemoglobin level (g/L) | 108.03 ± 17.18 |
 Serum Calcium level (mmol/L) | 2.32 ± 0.30 |
 Serum Phosphorus level (mmol/L) | 2.15 ± 0.67 |
 Parathyroid hormone level (pg/mL) | 362.57 ± 293.09 |
 Albumin (g/L) | 37.92 ± 3.45 |
 Prealbumin (g/L) | 307.56 ± 78.82 |
 Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.90 ± 1.50 |
 Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.66 ± 1.18 |
 Dialysis adequacy Kt/V | 1.28 ± 0.25 |
 URR | 65.22 ± 7.07 |