Table 1.
Socio-demographic and additional information between CBHD and HBHD patients
| Factor | Total | CBHD patients | HBHD patients | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 244) | (n = 110) | (n = 134) | ||
| Socio-demographic | ||||
| Sex | 0.757 | |||
| Female | 40.2 % | 39.1 % | 41.0 % | |
| Male | 59.8 % | 60.9 % | 59.0 % | |
| Age (mean ± SD), year | 56.6 ± 12.7 | 57.2 ± 13.0 | 56.0 ± 12.4 | 0.463 |
| Educational level | 0.696 | |||
| No formal education | 8.6 % | 10.0 % | 7.5 % | |
| Primary | 27.0 % | 23.6 % | 29.9 % | |
| Secondary | 53.7 % | 55.5 % | 52.2 % | |
| Tertiary | 10.7 % | 10.9 % | 10.4 % | |
| Marital status | 0.583 | |||
| Unmarried | 34.6 % | 32.7 % | 36.1 % | |
| Married | 65.4 % | 67.3 % | 63.9 % | |
| Smoking status | 0.152 | |||
| Non-smoker | 95.1 % | 97.3 % | 93.3 % | |
| Current smoker | 4.9 % | 2.7 % | 6.7 % | |
| Working status | 0.011* | |||
| Not working | 79.1 % | 86.4 % | 73.1 % | |
| Working | 20.9 % | 13.6 % | 26.9 % | |
| Come alone/Accompanied for HD session | 0.494 | |||
| Alone | 83.6 % | 81.8 % | 85.1 % | |
| Accompanied by others | 16.4 % | 18.2 % | 14.9 % | |
| Transportation to dialysis center | 0.024* | |||
| Walk | 8.2 % | 8.2 % | 8.2 % | |
| Public transport | 74.6 % | 81.8 % | 68.7 % | |
| Taxi/ others | 17.2 % | 10.0 % | 23.1 % | |
| Clinical and Co-morbidity information | ||||
| Kt/V | 0.337 | |||
| Targeta not achieved | 26.8 % | 29.6 % | 23.8 % | |
| Targeta achieved | 73.2 % | 70.4 % | 76.2 % | |
| Blood haemogloblin | 0.239 | |||
| <9 g/dL | 22.8 % | 19.4 % | 26.1 % | |
| ≥ 9 g/dL | 77.2 % | 80.6 % | 73.9 % | |
| Co-morbidities | ||||
| Yes | 78.1 % | 77.8 % | 78.4 % | 0.914 |
| No | 21.9 % | 22.2 % | 21.6 % |
CBHD: Community-based haemodialysis; HBHD: Hospital-based haemodialysis; HD: Haemodialysis
*Significant with p-value < 0.05 by chi-square test or t-test as appropriate
aTarget: Kt/V ≥ 1.8 for 2 HD sessions per week or Kt/V ≥ 1.2 for 3 HD sessions per week or Kt/V ≥ 3.6 for weekly data