Skip to main content

Table 3 Association of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics with self-efficacy score in haemodialysis patients with chronic kidney disease

From: Dialysis-related factors affecting self-efficacy and quality of life in patients on haemodialysis: a cross-sectional study from Palestine

Variable

Frequency (%) N (283)

Median (Q1–Q3)

P valuea

Age category (years)

 < 30

36(12.7)

46(36–52.75)

<0.001b

 30–60 

173(61.1)

40(33–47.5)

 > 60

74(26.1)

33(26–41.25)

Gender

 Male 

175(61.8)

38(32–47)

0.958c

 Female 

108(38.2)

40(31–48.75)

BMIa

 Underweight 

16(5.7)

37(31–48.5)

0.206b

 Normal 

107(37.8)

41(33–50)

 Overweight 

92(32.5)

39(29–46)

 Obese 

68(24)

37(31–45)

Education

 No formal education 

20(7.1)

34.5(28–48)

0.014 b

 Elementary school (primary)  

63(22.3)

35(27–43)

 High school (secondary school) 

74(26.1)

39.5(31–49)

 Graduated (university and above)

126(44.5)

41(34–48.25)

Household income (month)d

 High (more than 5000 NIS)

16(5.7)

43(34–50.5)

0.005 b

 Moderate (2000–5000 NIS)

123(43.5)

42(34–49)

 Low (less than 2000 NIS)

144(50.9)

37(29.25–45)

Residency

 City and refugee camps 

115(40.6)

39(31–47)

0.995c

 Village 

168(59.4)

39(31–47.75)

Living status

 Alone 

16(5.7)

45(38–54.25)

0.031 c

 With family 

267(94.3)

39(31–47)

Marital status

 Single, divorced, widowed 

73(25.8)

40(31.5–49)

0.438c

 Married 

210(74.2)

38.5(31–47)

Occupation

 Employed 

57(20.1)

45(37–50)

<0.001c

 Unemployed 

226(79.9)

38(30–46)

Dialysis vintage (months)

 < 48

205(72.4)

39(31–47)

0.905 c

  ≥ 48

78(27.6)

38.5(32.75–47)

Dialysis per week

 ≤ 2 

29(10.2)

40(27.5–48.5)

0.908 b

 3 

249(88.0)

39(31–47)

 ≥ 4 

5(1.8)

37(19–48)

Dialysis session duration (hours)

 ≤ 3

137(48.4)

38(32–46)

0.482c

 > 3

146(51.6)

40(30–48.25)

Transplantation history

 Yes 

35(12.4)

39(34–52)

0.108c

 No 

248(87.6)

39(31–47)

Total chronic co-morbid diseases

 None 

47(16.6)

44(37–51)

<0.001b

 1 

74(26.1)

42(33.75–50)

 2 

68(24.0)

39.5(31–48.75)

 ≥ 3 

94(33.2)

35(28–41)

Chronic medications

 < 4

61(21.6)

42(34–51)

0.004 c

 ≥ 4 

222(75.4)

38(30–46)

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, NIS New Israeli Shekel
  2. aThe p values are italicized where they are less than the significance level cut-off of 0.05
  3. bStatistical significance of differences calculated using the Kruskal–Wallis test
  4. cStatistical significance of differences calculated using the Mann–Whitney U test
  5. d1 Israeli New Shekel equals 0.29 US Dollar