Table 3 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the MHD patients (n = 147)
From: Factors predicting post-dialysis fatigue of maintenance hemodialysis patients
Characteristic | Frequency (percentage, %) | PDF score (mean ± SD) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.069 | ||
Male | 88 (59.9) | 13.74 ± 8.07 | |
Female | 59 (40.1) | 16.25 ± 8.33 | |
Age, years | < 0.01 | ||
≤ 44 | 45 (30.6) | 14.36 ± 7.76 | 0.191 (v.s. 45–59) |
45–59 | 61 (41.5) | 12.33 ± 7.85 | < 0.01 (v.s. ≥ 60) |
≥ 60 | 41 (27.9) | 18.78 ± 7.96 | 0.010 (v.s. ≤ 44) |
Employment | 0.011 | ||
Employed | 109 (74.1) | 15.76 ± 8.40 | |
Unemployed | 38 (25.9) | 11.84 ± 7.08 | |
Primary causes of ESRD | 0.439 | ||
Glomerulonephritis | 94 (63.9) | 14.23 ± 7.87 | 0.465 (v.s. Diabetes) 0.939 (v.s. Hypertension) |
Diabetes | 29 (19.7) | 15.52 ± 8.96 | 0.646 (v.s. Hypertension) 0.855 (v.s. Immune disease) |
Hypertension | 8 (5.4) | 14.00 ± 10.21 | 0.791 (v.s. Immune disease) 0.115 (v.s. Others) |
Immune disease | 12 (8.2) | 15.00 ± 7.77 | 0.762 (v.s. Glomerulonephritis) 0.144 (v.s. Others) |
Others | 4 (2.7) | 22.00 ± 9.27 | 0.067 (v.s. Glomerulonephritis) 0.143 (v.s. Diabetes) |
Dialytic vintage, months | 0.027 | ||
≤ 36 | 47 (32.0) | 17.26 ± 8.36 | 0.242 (v.s. 37–60) 0.012 (v.s. 61–120) |
37–60 | 39 (26.5) | 15.21 ± 7.29 | 0.194 (v.s. 61–120) 0.138 (v.s. > 120) |
61–120 | 39 (26.5) | 12.82 ± 8.59 | 0.703 (v.s. > 120) |
> 120 | 22 (15.0) | 12.00 ± 7.75 | 0.013 (v.s. ≤ 36) |
BMI | 0.116 | ||
≤ 18.4 | 22 (15.0) | 13.82 ± 7.38 | 0.454 (v.s. 18.5–23.9) 0.575 (v.s. 24.0–27.9) |
18.5–23.9 | 88 (59.9) | 15.28 ± 8.51 | 0.117 (v.s. 24.0–27.9) 0.122 (v.s. ≥ 28.0) |
24.0–27.9 | 29 (19.7) | 12.52 ± 7.65 | 0.026 (v.s. ≥ 28.0) |
≥ 28.0 | 7 (4.8) | 20.29 ± 8.48 | 0.071 (v.s. ≤ 18.4) |
IDWG, kg | < 0.01 | ||
≤ 5% dry weight | 102 (69.4) | 13.02 ± 7.74 | |
> 5% dry weight | 45 (30.6) | 18.67 ± 8.08 | |
Change in SBP, mmHg | 0.220 | ||
≤ 20 mmHg | 110 (74.8) | 14.26 ± 8.35 | |
> 20 mmHg | 37 (25.2) | 16.19 ± 7.84 | |
Hemodialysis mode | 0.983 | ||
HD | 93 (63.3) | 14.70 ± 8.52 | 0.958 (v.s. HDF) |
HDF | 49 (33.3) | 14.78 ± 8.00 | 0.873 (v.s. HD + HP) |
HD + HP | 5 (3.4) | 15.40 ± 6.39 | 0.854 (v.s. HD) |