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Table 1 Characteristics and EQ-5D-5L data of subjects

From: Relationship between hemodialysis and health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study of diagnosis and duration of hemodialysis

 

All (n = 274)

Chronic glomerulonephritis (n = 82)

Diabetic nephropathy (n = 96)

Nephrosclerosis (n = 40)

Cystic kidney (n = 12)

Pregnancy toxemia (n = 6)

Others (n = 38)

P value

Sex (M/F)

173/101

43/39

72/24

24/16

8/4

0/6

26/12

< 0.001

Age (year)

68.8 ± 12.7

67.5 ± 11.1

67.9 ± 10.9

79.7 ± 11.9

61.6 ± 8.7

68.8 ± 7.8

64.6 ± 16.4

< 0.001

Age < 59

59

16

23

2

5

0

13

< 0.001

60–69

83

33

27

6

5

4

8

70–79

71

22

31

6

2

1

9

≥ 80

62

11

16

26

0

1

8

Duration of hemodialysis (y)

8.0 ± 9.1

14.2 ± 11.7

5.2 ± 4.3

3.6 ± 3.7

7.9 ± 8.2

19.3 ± 12.0

4.3 ± 7.0

< 0.001

EQ-5D-5L score

0.772 ± 0.215

0.750 ± 0.236

0.768 ± 0.221

0.802 ± 0.197

0.814 ± 0.175

0.819 ± 0.122

0.787 ± 0.207

0.779

EQ-5D-5L VAS

69.8 ± 21.0

70.9 ± 20.8

71.2 ± 19.7

69.9 ± 24.8

61.1 ± 23.3

68.7 ± 22.5

64.3 ± 22.5

0.584