Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants (N = 246)
From: Benefit finding in chronic kidney disease patients receiving hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study
Categorical Variables | N (%) | M (IQR) | Z/F | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | 2.018 | 0.155 |
Male | 136 (55.3) | 64 (20) | Â | Â |
Female | 110 (44.7) | 66 (20) | Â | Â |
Age | Â | Â | 6.151 | 0.046 |
18–39 | 37 (15.0) | 68 (23) |  |  |
40–59 | 95 (38.6) | 64 (17) |  |  |
≥ 60 | 114 (46.3) | 66 (18) |  |  |
Religious beliefs | Â | Â | 0.001 | 0.972 |
Yes | 17 (6.9) | 67 (23) | Â | Â |
No | 229 (93.1) | 66 (19) | Â | Â |
Marital status | Â | Â | 6.569 | 0.087 |
Married | 202 (82.1) | 66 (18) | Â | Â |
Unmarried | 34 (13.8) | 61 (13) | Â | Â |
Divorced | 5 (2.0) | 70 (39) | Â | Â |
Widowed | 5 (2.0) | 55 (40) | Â | Â |
Education | Â | Â | 6.650 | 0.084 |
Primary or lower | 11 (4.5) | 56 (16) | Â | Â |
Junior high | 75 (30.5) | 66 (21) | Â | Â |
Senior high | 78 (31.7) | 63 (17) | Â | Â |
College or higher | 82 (33.3) | 67.5 (21) | Â | Â |
Form of medical security | Â | Â | 5.032 | 0.169 |
Urban medical insurance | 197 (80.1) | 66 (19) | Â | Â |
Rural medical insurance | 26 (10.6) | 65 (28) | Â | Â |
Free medical treatment | 11 (4.5) | 57 (28) | Â | Â |
Other insurance | 12 (4.9) | 68 (31) | Â | Â |
Duration of hemodialysis (HD) | Â | Â | 4.608 | 0.011 |
< 1 year | 36 (14.6) | 63 (27) |  |  |
1–5 years | 97 (39.4) | 67 (18) |  |  |
> 5year | 113 (45.9) | 65 (19) |  |  |
Self-assessment of disease severity | Â | Â | 3.590 | 0.309 |
Mild | 20 (8.1) | 70 (18) | Â | Â |
Moderate | 153 (62.2) | 64 (18) | Â | Â |
Serious | 62 (25.2) | 66 (20) | Â | Â |
Very serious | 11 (4.5) | 66 (49) | Â | Â |
Understanding degree of HD | Â | Â | 12.970 | 0.005 |
No understanding | 6 (2.4) | 57 (16) | Â | Â |
Partial understanding | 156 (63.4) | 64 (17) | Â | Â |
Adequate understanding | 70 (28.5) | 70 (25) | Â | Â |
Complete understanding | 14 (5.7) | 66 (20) | Â | Â |