Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population
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) |