Table 4 Association of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics with health-related quality of life in haemodialysis patients with chronic kidney disease
Variable | Frequency (%) N (283) | Median (Q1–Q2) | P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
Age category (years) | |||
< 30 | 36(12.7) | 0.74(0.43–0.84) | < 0.001b |
30–60 | 173(61.1) | 0.55(0.25–0.74) | |
> 60 | 74(26.1) | 0.31(0.06–0.59) | |
Gender | |||
Male | 175(61.8) | 0.52(0.19–0.73) | 0.965c |
Female | 108(38.2) | 0.55(0.25–0.74) | |
BMIa | |||
Underweight | 16(5.7) | 0.33(−0.03–0.76) | 0.070b |
Normal | 107(37.8) | 0.59(0.26–0.78) | |
Overweight | 92(32.5) | 0.54(0.29–0.73) | |
Obese | 68(24) | 0.41(0.12–0.70) | |
Education | |||
No formal education | 20(7.1) | 0.28(− 0.05–0.63) | < 0.001b |
Elementary school (primary) | 63(22.3) | 0.36(0.08–0.62) | |
High school (secondary school) | 74(26.1) | 0.48(0.16–0.74) | |
Graduated (university and above) | 126(44.5) | 0.67(0.39–0.80) | |
Household income (month)d | |||
High (more than 5000 NIS) | 16(5.7) | 0.67(0.56–0.87) | 0.001 b |
Moderate (2000–5000 NIS) | 123(43.5) | 0.66(0.29–0.77) | |
Low (less than 2000 NIS) | 144(50.9) | 0.44(0.13–0.68) | |
Residency | |||
City and refugee camps | 115(40.6) | 0.55(0.21–0.77) | 0.566c |
Village | 168(59.4) | 0.52(0.22–0.71) | |
Living status | |||
Alone | 16(5.7) | 0.73(0.53–0.87) | 0.007 c |
With family | 267(94.3) | 0.50(0.19–0.73) | |
Marital status | |||
Single, divorced, widowed | 73(25.8) | 0.60(0.25–0.74) | 0.453c |
Married | 210(74.2) | 0.50(0.19–0.74) | |
Occupation | |||
Employed | 57(20.1) | 0.71(0.50–0.80) | < 0.001c |
Unemployed | 226(79.9) | 0.45(0.17–0.71) | |
Dialysis vintage (months) | |||
< 48 | 205(72.4) | 0.53(0.20–0.74) | 0.741c |
≥ 48 | 78(27.6) | 0.48(0.28–0.73) | |
Dialysis per week | |||
≤ 2 | 29(10.2) | 0.40(0.06–0.74) | 0.391b |
3 | 249(88.0) | 0.54(0.24–0.74) | |
≥ 4 | 5(1.8) | 0.43(0.01–0.73) | |
Dialysis session duration (hours) | |||
≤ 3 | 137(48.4) | 0.45(0.15–0.69) | 0.012 c |
> 3 | 146(51.6) | 0.61(0.27–0.77) | |
Transplantation history | |||
Yes | 35(12.4) | 0.71(0.48–0.80) | 0.001 c |
No | 248(87.6) | 0.48(0.19–0.71) | |
Total chronic co-morbid diseases | |||
None | 47(16.6) | 0.71(0.53–0.84) | < 0.001b |
1 | 74(26.1) | 0.69(0.34–0.84) | |
2 | 68(24.0) | 0.45(0.21–0.70) | |
≥ 3 | 94(33.2) | 0.29(0.06–0.55) | |
Chronic medications | |||
< 4 | 61(21.6) | 0.70(0.29–0.78) | 0.007 c |
≥ 4 | 222(75.4) | 0.48(0.19–0.71) | |