Table 2 The relation between HbA1c and sociodemographic and clinical factors
Variable | Total | Controlled | Uncontrolled | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N=147 (%) | N=94 (%) | N=53 (%) | ||
Age category | ||||
Age ≤60 | 78 (53.1) | 47 (50) | 31 (58.5) | 0.322 |
Age >60 | 69 (46.9) | 47 (50) | 22 (41.5) | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 76 (51.7) | 50 (53.2) | 26 (49.1) | 0.630 |
Female | 71 (48.3 ) | 44 (46.8) | 27 (50.9) | |
Body mass index | ||||
Underweight (<18.5) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0) | 0.880 |
Normal range (18.5-24.9) | 38 (25.9) | 25 (26.6) | 13 (24.5) | |
Preobese (overweight) (25-29.9) | 43 (29.3) | 27 (28.7) | 16 (30.2) | |
Obese (≥30) | 65(44.2) | 41 (43.6) | 24 (45.3) | |
Residency | ||||
Village | 85 (57.8) | 54 (57.4) | 31 (58.5) | 0.580 |
City | 47 (32) | 32 (34) | 15 (28.3) | |
Palestinian refugee camp | 15 (10.2) | 8 (8.5) | 7 (13.2) | |
Living status | ||||
Live with family | 141 (95.9) | 88 (93.6) | 53 (100) | 0.064 |
Live alone | 6 (4.1) | 6 (6.4) | 0 (0) | |
Education level | ||||
No formal education | 18 (12.2) | 13 (13.8) | 5 (9.4) | 0.362 |
Finshed Primary school | 37 (25.2) | 24 (25.5) | 13 (24.5) | |
Finshed high school | 64 (43.5) | 43 (45.7) | 21 (39.6) | |
College, university or post gradute | 28 (19) | 14 (14.9) | 14 (26.4) | |
Marital status | ||||
Single , widow ,divorced | 29 (19.7) | 21 (22.3) | 8 (15.1) | 0.290 |
Married | 118 (80.3) | 73 (77.7) | 45 (84.9) | |
Occupation | ||||
Unemployed | 132 (89.8) | 85 (90.40) | 47 (88.7) | 0.737 |
Employed | 15 (10.2) | 9 (9.6) | 6 (11.3) | |
Household income (month) | ||||
Low (less than 550 US$) | 77 (52.4) | 49 (52.1) | 28 (52.8) | 0.320 |
Moderate (550–1400 US$) | 57 (38.8) | 39 (41.5) | 18 (34) | |
High (more than 1400 US$) | 13 (8.8) | 6 (6.4) | 7 (13.2) | |
Smoking | ||||
Not smoker | 115 (78.2) | 72 (76.6) | 43 (81.1) | 0.522 |
Smoker | 32 (21.8) | 22 (23.4) | 10 (18.9) | |
Duration of dialysis (year) | ||||
Less than 4 years | 91(61.9) | 56 (59.6) | 3 5 (66) | 0.438 |
4 years or more | 56(38.1) | 38 (40.4) | 18 (34) | |
Duration of diabtes (year) | ||||
1-3 years | 8 (5.4) | 7 (7.4) | 1 (1.9) | 0.053 |
4-5 years | 3 (2) | 3 (3.2) | 0 (0) | |
More than 5 years | 136 (92.5) | 84 (89.4) | 52 (98.1) | |
Frequency of dialysis (session/week) | ||||
2 sessions or less | 19 (12.9) | 12(12.8) | 7 (13.2) | 0.940 |
3 sessions or more | 128 (87.1) | 82 (87.2) | 46 (86.8) | |
Treatment hours per session | ||||
Less than 4 hours | 125 (85) | 81 (86.2) | 44 (83) | 0.607 |
4 hours or more | 22 (15) | 13 (13.8) | 9 (17) | |
Kidney transplant | ||||
Yes | 3 (2) | 2 (2.1) | 1 (1.9) | 0.705 |
No | 144 (98) | 92 (97.9) | 52 (98.1) | |
Total chronic diseases | ||||
None | 7 (4.8) | 4 (4.3) | 3 (5.7) | 0.137 |
One | 49 (33.3) | 36 (38.3) | 13 (24.5) | |
Two | 48 (32.7) | 29 (30.9) | 19 (35.8) | |
Three or more | 43 (29.3) | 25 (26.6) | 18 (34) | |
Total chronic medications | ||||
Less than 8 | 95 (64.6) | 59 (62.8) | 36 (67.9) | 0.530 |
8 or more | 52 (35.4) | 35 (37.2) | 17 (32.1) | |
Drugs taking | ||||
Takes drugs alone | 95 (64.6) | 60 (63.8) | 35 (66) | 0.788 |
Takes drugs by others | 52 (35.4) | 34 (36.2) | 18 (34) | |
MDKT classification | ||||
Less than 7 | 9 (6.1) | 7 (7.4) | 2 (3.8) | 0.517 |
From 7 to 10 | 103 (70.1) | 63 (67.0) | 40 (75.5) | |
11 or more | 35 (23.8) | 24 (25.5) | 11 (20.8) |