Table 3. Age, Dialysis Duration and Laboratory Characteristics of the Patients According to HADS Subscalesa,b.
| Variable | Depression | Anxiety | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HADS-D < 8 | HADS-D ≥ 8 | HADS-A < 8 | HADS-A ≥ 8 | |
| Age, y | 54.6 (18.8) | 58.1 (14.1) | 59.6 (18.0) | 50.3 (15.2) |
| Dialysis duration, mon | 78.4 (84.6) | 87.2 (88.4) | 84.5 (86.5) | 75.5 (84.5) |
| Hemoglobin, g/dL | 10.8 (1.6) | 10.8 (1.8) | 10.7 (1.6) | 10.8 (1.7) |
| Iron, µg/dL | 65.2 (89.5) | 52.4 (25.0) | 55.8 (30.4) | 69.3 (114.2) |
| TIBC, ng/dL | 249.4 (75.8) | 235.9 (63.7) | 250.7 (79.5) | 237.1 (59.8) |
| Ferritin, ng/mL | 421.7 (365.5) | 521.3 (477.3) | 414.7 (338.4) | 508.3 (471.5) |
| Albumin, g/dL | 4.1 (0.4) | 4.1 (0.4) | 4.0 (0.4) | 4.0 (0.5) |
| iPTH, pg/mL | 432.8 (476.0) | 273.7 (242.6) | 444.0 (499.2) | 292.0 (251.5) |
| Kt/V | 1.37 (0.3) | 1.40 (0.3) | 1.34 (0.3) | 1.42 (0.3) |
| URR | 0.67 (0.1) | 0.68 (0.1) | 0.67 (0.1) | 0.69 (0.1) |
Abbreviations: HADS-A, hospital anxiety and depression scale-anxiety subscale; HADS-D, hospital anxiety and depression scale depression subscale; iPTH, intact parathyroid hormone; TIBC, total iron binding capacity; URR, urea reduction ratio.
aData are expressed as mean (SD).
bP value < 0.05 for depression subscale.