Factors predicting post-dialysis fatigue of maintenance hemodialysis patients

Table 5 Multiple regression analysis with PDF as dependent variable (n = 147)

Predictor variables	b	SE B	β	t	p	95% CI
Constant	15.61	1.87	–	8.35	< 0.01	11.91, 19.30
Age	2.00	0.82	0.19	2.44	0.016	0.38, 3.61
Employment	2.65	1.43	0.14	1.86	0.066	− 0.17, 5.47
Dialytic vintage	− 1.91	0.55	− 0.25	− 3.47	0.001	− 2.99, − 0.82
IDWG	5.79	1.28	0.33	4.51	< 0.01	3.25, 8.32
Hemoglobin	− 3.30	1.29	− 0.19	− 2.56	0.011	− 5.84, − 0.76
Kt/V	− 2.74	1.28	− 0.15	− 2.13	0.035	− 5.27, − 0.20
R² = 0.315, F = 10.724, p < 0.01

b Regression coefficient, SE B Standard error of b, β Standardized regression coefficient, CI Confidence interval, IDWG Inter-dialysis Weight Gain, Kt/V Urea clearance

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