Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of the Patients (n = 341)
| Variables | Category | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 218 (63.93) |
| Female | 123 (36.07) | |
| Age (years) | 18–44 | 99 (29.03) |
| 45–60 | 182 (53.37) | |
| >60 | 60 (17.60) | |
| Children | No | 40 (11.73) |
| Yes | 301 (88.27) | |
| Marital status | Never married | 32 (9.38) |
| Married | 267 (78.30) | |
| Divorced | 24 (7.04) | |
| Widowed | 18 (5.28) | |
| Educational level | Primary school or below | 112 (32.84) |
| Junior high school | 53 (15.54) | |
| Senior high school or vocational school | 90 (26.39) | |
| College degree or above | 86 (25.22) | |
| Employment status | Employed | 44 (12.90) |
| Retired | 24 (7.04) | |
| Unemployed | 152 (44.57) | |
| Agricultural/Manual worker | 53 (15.54) | |
| Other | 68 (19.94) | |
| Place of residence | Urban | 274 (80.35) |
| Rural | 67 (19.65) | |
| Monthly household income (yuan) | ≤1000 | 74 (21.70) |
| 1001–2999 | 85 (24.93) | |
| 3000–4999 | 132 (38.71) | |
| ≥5000 | 50 (14.66) | |
| Healthcare payment methods | Resident Basic Medical Insurance | 230 (67.45) |
| Employee Basic Medical Insurance | 90 (26.39) | |
| Minimum Living Subsidy | 21 (6.16) | |
| Number of hemodialysis complications | 0 | 8 (2.35) |
| 1 | 78 (22.87) | |
| 2 | 103 (30.21) | |
| ≥3 | 152 (44.57) | |
| Years on hemodialysis | <1 | 49 (14.37) |
| 1–5 | 166 (48.68) | |
| 6–10 | 96 (28.15) | |
| >10 | 30 (8.80) | |
| Hemodialysis frequency | 5 sessions per two-week period | 72 (21.11) |
| 6 sessions per two-week period | 269 (78.89) | |
| Renal transplantation candidate | No | 316 (92.67) |
| Yes | 25 (7.33) | |
| Primary etiology | Glomerulonephritis | 115 (32.67) |
| Diabetic nephropathy | 92 (27.69) | |
| Hypertensive nephropathy | 70 (20.51) | |
| Polycystic kidney disease | 28 (8.22) | |
| Other | 36 (10.91) | |
| Vascular access | Arteriovenous fistula | 301 (88.27) |
| Arteriovenous graft | 14 (4.11) | |
| Central venous catheter | 26 (7.62) |