Table 4.
Factors associated with SF-12v2 at baseline by multiple linear regressions
| SF | RE | MH | PCS | MCS | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent variables | Coef. | 95 % CI | P-value | Coef. | 95 % CI | P-value | Coef. | 95 % CI | P-value | Coef. | 95 % CI | P-value | Coef. | 95 % CI | P-value |
| Socio-demographics | |||||||||||||||
| Male (vs. Female) | 4.70 | (-4.69,14.08) | 0.325 | 9.93 | (2.00,17.85) | 0.014* | −1.48 | (-7.94,4.97) | 0.651 | 7.55 | (4.40,10.70) | < 0.001* | −0.17 | (-3.06,2.73) | 0.910 |
| Age | −0.11 | (-0.50,0.28) | 0.587 | −0.11 | (-0.44,0.22) | 0.508 | −0.09 | (-0.35,0.18) | 0.527 | −0.04 | (-0.17,0.09) | 0.517 | −0.07 | (-0.19,0.05) | 0.240 |
| Educational level (No fomal education) | |||||||||||||||
| Primary | 0.17 | (-17.37,17.70) | 0.985 | −4.67 | (-19.48,10.13) | 0.534 | 3.84 | (-8.22,15.89) | 0.531 | −0.63 | (-6.52,5.25) | 0.832 | 0.77 | (-4.63,6.18) | 0.778 |
| Secondary | −8.66 | (-26.05,8.74) | 0.328 | −12.90 | (-27.59,1.78) | 0.085 | 2.69 | (-9.27,14.65) | 0.658 | −1.82 | (-7.66,4.02) | 0.539 | −2.03 | (-7.40,3.33) | 0.455 |
| Tertiary | −5.60 | (-26.83,15.63) | 0.603 | −6.50 | (-24.42,11.43) | 0.475 | 6.28 | (-8.32,20.87) | 0.397 | −2.46 | (-9.59,4.66) | 0.496 | 1.18 | (-5.37,7.72) | 0.724 |
| Married (vs. Unmarried) | 1.47 | (-7.63,10.57) | 0.751 | 2.25 | (-5.44,9.93) | 0.565 | −1.71 | (-7.97,4.54) | 0.590 | 1.87 | (-1.19,4.92) | 0.229 | 1.34 | (-1.46,4.15) | 0.347 |
| Smoker (vs. Non-smoker) | 15.42 | (-3.95,34.78) | 0.118 | 4.72 | (-11.62,21.07) | 0.569 | 10.22 | (-3.09,23.53) | 0.132 | −7.27 | (-13.76,-0.77) | 0.029* | 6.64 | (0.67,12.62) | 0.029* |
| Working (vs. Not working) | 11.30 | (0.06,22.54) | 0.049* | 11.17 | (1.68,20.66) | 0.021* | 1.84 | (-5.88,9.57) | 0.638 | 4.60 | (0.83,8.37) | 0.017* | 2.15 | (-1.32,5.61) | 0.223 |
| CBHD, Yes (vs. No) | 2.71 | (-5.77,11.19) | 0.530 | 8.54 | (1.39,15.70) | 0.020* | 1.62 | (-4.21,7.44) | 0.585 | 4.77 | (1.93,7.62) | 0.001* | 2.46 | (-0.15,5.08) | 0.065 |
| Come alone/ accompanied for HD session, Accompanied by others (vs. Alone) | −5.64 | (-18.74,7.47) | 0.397 | −1.79 | (-12.85,9.28) | 0.750 | −2.89 | (-11.90,6.12) | 0.528 | −3.34 | (-7.74,1.05) | 0.135 | 0.98 | (-3.06,5.02) | 0.633 |
| Transportation to dialysis center (vs. Walk) | |||||||||||||||
| Public transport | −13.18 | (-28.82,2.47) | 0.098 | 3.50 | (-9.71,16.71) | 0.602 | −2.30 | (-13.06,8.46) | 0.674 | 0.66 | (-4.59,5.91) | 0.804 | −0.21 | (-5.03,4.61) | 0.931 |
| Taxi/ others | −11.47 | (-29.77,6.83) | 0.218 | 8.25 | (-7.20,23.70) | 0.294 | −2.80 | (-15.38,9.79) | 0.661 | −1.39 | (-7.53,4.75) | 0.655 | 0.09 | (-5.56,5.73) | 0.976 |
| Clinical and Co-morbidity information | |||||||||||||||
| Kt/V,Targeta achieved (vs. Targeta not achieved) | −3.77 | (-13.06,5.53) | 0.425 | 1.18 | (-6.67,9.02) | 0.768 | −4.33 | (-10.72,2.06) | 0.183 | −0.42 | (-3.54,2.69) | 0.789 | −0.43 | (-3.30,2.43) | 0.766 |
| Blood haemogloblin, ≥ 9 g/dL (vs. < 9 g/dL) | −5.06 | (-14.94,4.83) | 0.314 | −2.74 | (-11.08,5.61) | 0.518 | −0.80 | (-7.60,5.99) | 0.816 | 0.86 | (-2.46,4.18) | 0.609 | −0.09 | (-3.14,2.96) | 0.954 |
| Comorbidities, Yes (vs. No) | 2.32 | (-7.74,12.39) | 0.649 | −3.51 | (-12.00,4.99) | 0.416 | −0.15 | (-7.07,6.77) | 0.965 | −0.30 | (-3.68,3.07) | 0.860 | 1.91 | (-1.19,5.02) | 0.225 |
| Constant | 98.58 | (63.47,133.69) | < 0.001* | 79.74 | (50.10,109.39) | < 0.001* | 83.43 | (59.29,107.57) | < 0.001* | 38.35 | (26.57,50.13) | < 0.001* | 55.58 | (44.75,66.41) | < 0.001* |
CBHD: Community-Based Haemodialysis; HD: Haemodialysis; SF: Social Functioning; RE: Role Emotional; MH: Mental Health; PCS: Physical Component Summary; MCS: Mental Component Summary; CI: Confidence Interval
*Significant with p-value < 0.05
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