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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

From: Effect of medication therapy management services on medication-burden quality of life in hemodialysis patients

Characteristics

N=104 (%)

Age (years)

51±12.32

Male (%)

52 (50)

Marital Status (%)

 Single

17 (16.3)

 Married

84 (80.8)

 Divorced

2 (1.9)

 Widowed

1 (1)

Education (%)

 Illiterate

10 (9.6)

 Basic Education

28 (26.9)

 Secondary "Moderate"

43 (41.3)

 University or Higher

23 (22.2)

Smokers (%)

27 (26)

Employed patients (%)

25 (24)

Co-morbidity (%)

 Cardiovascular diseases

63 (60.6)

 Liver disease

25 (24)

 Diabetes mellitus

16 (15.4)

 Respiratory disease

12 (11.5)

 Mineral bone disease

6 (5.8)

 Gastro-intestinal disease

5 (4.8)

 Rheumatic disease

4 (3.8)

 Othersa

11 (10.6)

Dialysis Vintage (years)

5 (2-14)

Dialysis sessions per week

 Twice

8 (7.7)

 Thrice

96 (92.3)

HD access (%)

 Fistula

88 (84.6)

 Graft

2 (1.9)

 Catheter

14 (13.5)

  1. SD Standard deviation
  2. aInclude thyroid dysfunction, eye disease, skin disease and mental illness