Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical data
| mean (SD) | N | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 68.6 (13.1) | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Women | 30 | 34.1 | ||
| Men | 58 | 65.9 | ||
| Civil status | ||||
| Single | 12 | 13.6 | ||
| Married | 47 | 53.4 | ||
| Separated/divorced | 15 | 17.1 | ||
| Free union | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| Widow | 13 | 14.8 | ||
| Activity status | ||||
| Inactive | 18 | 20.4 | ||
| Working | 10 | 11.4 | ||
| Retired | 60 | 68.2 | ||
| Children | ||||
| Yes | 31 | 35.2 | ||
| No | 57 | 64.8 | ||
| Smoking status | ||||
| Former smoker | 34 | 38.6 | ||
| Current smoker | 10 | 11.4 | ||
| Non-smoker | 44 | 50.0 | ||
| Months in hemodialysis | 45.0 (54.2) | |||
| Other methods of dialysis used | ||||
| Yes | 9 | 10.2 | ||
| No | 79 | 89.8 | ||
| On transplantation waiting list | ||||
| Yes | 37 | 42.0 | ||
| No | 48 | 54.6 | ||
| Medical treatments | ||||
| Antihypertensive | 48 | 54.6 | ||
| Vitamins | 34 | 38.6 | ||
| Iron supplements | 23 | 26.1 | ||
| Painkiller | 39 | 44.3 | ||
| Antidepressants | 11 | 12.5 | ||
| Others | 39 | 44.3 | ||
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Cardiac insufficiency | 11 | 12.5 | ||
| Arterial hypertension | 49 | 55.7 | ||
| Diabetes | 35 | 39.8 | ||
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 5 | 5.7 | ||
| Heart arrhythmia | 16 | 18.2 | ||
| Legs arteritis | 11 | 12.5 | ||
| Cancer | 11 | 12.5 | ||
| Hepatitis | 4 | 4.6 | ||