Table 1.
Clinical and socio-demographic information of the patients (N = 95)
| N | (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| Mean (SD) | 50.40 | 15.72 |
| Gender | ||
| Males | 58 | 61.1 |
| Females | 37 | 38.9 |
| Educational status | ||
| Illiterate | 30 | 31.5 |
| Primary school | 30 | 31.5 |
| High school | 28 | 29.4 |
| Secondary school | 7 | 7.6 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 12 | 12.6 |
| Married | 73 | 76.8 |
| Divorced/widowed | 10 | 10.6 |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed | 21 | 22.1 |
| Unemployed/housewife | 74 | 77.9 |
| Accommodation | ||
| Urban | 88 | 92.6 |
| Rural | 7 | 3.4 |
| Comorbidity disease | ||
| Yes | 55 | 57.9 |
| No | 40 | 42.1 |
| Body mass index | ||
| Mean (SD) | 20.16 | 3.11 |
| Economic status | ||
| Poor | 45 | 47.3 |
| Intermediate | 40 | 42.1 |
| Good | 10 | 10.6 |
| Smoking status | ||
| Smoker | 16 | 16.8 |
| Non-smoker | 79 | 83.2 |
| Time on dialysis (months) | ||
| Mean (SD) | 37.83 | 39.14 |
| Dialysis number | ||
| Mean (SD) | 2.92 | 0.30 |