Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants
Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
Gender, n (%) | |
Male | 305 (61.87) |
Female | 188 (38.13) |
Age (years), mean ± SD | 57.58 ± 12.64 |
< 45 years-old, n (%) | 88 (17.85) |
45–65 years-old, n (%) | 250 (50.71) |
≥ 65 years-old, n (%) | 155 (31.44) |
Area of residence, n (%) | |
Rural | 55 (11.16) |
Urban | 391 (79.31) |
Suburban | 47 (9.53) |
Education level, n (%) | |
Below primary school | 82 (16.63) |
Middle/high/secondary school | 309 (62.68) |
College/bachelor’s degree or above | 102 (20.69) |
Income, n (%) | |
< 10,000 RMB/year | 186 (37.73) |
10,000–20,000 RMB/year | 87 (17.65) |
20,000–30,000 RMB/year | 50 (10.14) |
> 30,000 RMB/year | 170 (34.48) |
Home living situation, n (%) | |
Living alone | 91 (18.57) |
Not living alone | 399 (81.43) |
Marital status, n (%) | |
Unmarried | 47 (9.53) |
Married | 402 (81.54) |
Other | 44 (8.92) |
Medical insurance, n (%) | 492 (99.80) |
Hemodialysis duration, n (%) | |
< 1 year | 42 (8.55) |
1–2 years | 49 (9.98) |
2–5 years | 97 (19.76) |
> 5 years | 303 (61.71) |
Cause of uremia, n (%) | |
Glomerulonephritis | 104 (21.14) |
Metabolic disease | 240 (48.78) |
Hereditary kidney disease | 42 (8.54% |
Other | 106 (21.54) |
Vascular access, n (%) | |
Arteriovenous fistula | 400 (81.14) |
Arteriovenous graft | 78 (15.82) |
Brachial artery superficialization / direct radial artery puncture | 15 (3.04) |
Methods of learning, n (%) | |
Health promotion programs | 437 (88.64) |
Public WeChat accounts and video channels | 315 (63.89) |
Websites | 201 (40.77) |
Patient-to-patient communication | 272 (55.17) |
Other | 42 (8.52) |