Table 4 Baseline sociodemographic and clinical data of participants and their FCGs in FCEPG and CG
Group Variable | FCEPG | CG | P-valuea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Patients | |||||
Gender | |||||
Female | 14 | 35 | 16 | 40 | 0.64 |
Male | 26 | 65 | 24 | 60 | |
Marital status | |||||
Single | 10 | 25 | 10 | 25 | 0.19 |
Married | 5 | 12.5 | 12 | 30 | |
Widow/ Divorced | 25 | 62.5 | 18 | 45 | |
Education level | |||||
Illiterate/Primary school | 11 | 27.5 | 10 | 25 | 0.08 |
Middle school | 6 | 15 | 9 | 22.5 | |
High school /diploma | 8 | 20 | 15 | 37.5 | |
University degree | 15 | 37.5 | 6 | 15 | |
Employment status | |||||
Homemaker | 5 | 12.5 | 5 | 12.5 | 0.78 |
Unemployed | 5 | 12.5 | 6 | 15 | |
Self-employed | 6 | 15 | 4 | 10 | |
Employee | 17 | 42.5 | 13 | 32.5 | |
Retired | 7 | 17.5 | 12 | 30 | |
Primary diseases | |||||
Diabetic nephropathy | 14 | 35 | 11 | 27.5 | 0.39 |
Hypertensive nephropathy | 9 | 22.5 | 12 | 30 | |
Chronic glomerulonephritis | 6 | 15 | 7 | 17.5 | |
Immune nephropathy | 7 | 17.5 | 5 | 12.5 | |
Urinary tract infections | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7.5 | |
Other diseases | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
Dialysis frequency | |||||
2 times/ week | 8 | 20 | 10 | 25 | 0.25 |
3 times/ week | 32 | 80 | 30 | 75 | |
Receiving vitamin D | |||||
Yes | 28 | 70 | 26 | 65 | 0.68a |
No | 12 | 30 | 14 | 35 | |
Receiving phosphorus adsorbents | |||||
Calcium carbonate | 26 | 65 | 29 | 72.5 | 0.86 |
Calcium citrate | 12 | 30 | 11 | 27.5 | |
Others | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Smoking | |||||
Yes | 20 | 50 | 17 | 42.5 | 0.56 |
No | 20 | 50 | 23 | 57.5 | |
Family caregivers | |||||
Gender | |||||
Female | 21 | 52.5 | 22 | 55 | 0.82a |
Male | 19 | 47.5 | 18 | 45 | |
Marital status | |||||
Single | 9 | 22.5 | 11 | 27.5 | 0.81a |
Married | 12 | 30 | 13 | 32.5 | |
Widow/ Divorced | 29 | 44.5 | 16 | 40 | |
Education level | |||||
Illiterate/ Primary school | 11 | 27.5 | 17 | 42.5 | 0.14a |
Middle school | 9 | 22.5 | 12 | 30 | |
High school/ diploma | 7 | 17.5 | 6 | 15 | |
University degree | 13 | 32.5 | 5 | 12.5 | |
Employment status | |||||
Homemaker | 12 | 30 | 8 | 20 | 0.39a |
Unemployed | 6 | 15 | 6 | 15 | |
Self-employed | 6 | 27.5 | 8 | 20 | |
Employee | 11 | 27.5 | 10 | 25 | |
Retired | 5 | 12.5 | 8 | 20 | |
Relationship with the patient | 0.91a | ||||
Mother | 5 | 12.5 | 3 | 7.5 | |
Father | 7 | 17.5 | 6 | 15 | |
Spouse | 6 | 15 | 7 | 17.5 | |
Child | 7 | 17.5 | 8 | 20 | |
Sister/ brother | 3 | 7.5 | 1 | 2.5 | |
daughter-in-law/ son-in-law | 12 | 30 | 15 | 37.5 | |