Table 1.
Baseline Sociodemographic Characteristics of deceased and survivor patients
| Variables | All Group (N = 250) | deceased (N = 107) | survivor (N = 143) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, n (%) | 0084 | |||
| Male | 172 (68.8) | 71 (66.4) | 101 (70.6) | |
| Female | 78 (31.2) | 36 (33.6) | 42 (29.4) | |
| Mean age, years | 52.5 ± 12.3 | 52.5 ± 13.2 | 52.4 ± 11.8 | 0.982 |
| Marital Status, n (%) | 0.602 | |||
| Married | 178 (71.2) | 71 (66.4) | 107 (74.8) | |
| Single | 72 (28.8) | 36 (33.6) | 36 (25.2) | |
| Profession, n (%) | 0.157 | |||
| Unemployed | 62 (24.8) | 27 (25.2) | 35 (24.5) | |
| Student | 10 (4) | 7 (6.5) | 3 (2.1) | |
| Housewife | 13 (5.2) | 5 (4.7) | 8 (5.6) | |
| Retired | 19 (7.6) | 12 (11.2) | 7 (4.9) | |
| Worker | 88 (35.2) | 37 (34.6) | 51 (35.7) | |
| Executive | 58 (23.2) | 19 (17.8) | 39 (27.2) | |
| Education, n (%) | 0.622 | |||
| None | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.7) | |
| Primary | 24 (9.6) | 11 (10.3) | 13 (9.1) | |
| Secondary | 88 (35.2) | 43 (40.2) | 45 (31.5) | |
| Superior | 136 (54.4) | 52 (48.6) | 84 (58.7) | |
| SEL, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Medium | 204 (81.6) | 99 (92.5) | 105 (73.4) | |
| High | 46 (18.4) | 8 (7.5) | 38 (26.6) | |
| Financing, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Patient | 49 (19.6) | 19 (17.8) | 30 (20.9) | |
| Family | 98 (39.2) | 59 (55.1) | 39 (27.3) | |
| Firm | 68 (27.2) | 24 (22.4) | 44 (30.8) | |
| State | 14 (5.6) | 3 (2.8) | 11 (7.7) | |
| Insurance/Mutual Health Organization | 21 (8.4) | 2 (1.9) | 19 (13.3) | |
| Delay diagnosis-nephrology care*(days), n = 215 | 29 (28–30) | 30 (29–30) | 27 (26–29) | 0.922 |
| Delay indication - start HD* (days), n = 231 | 28 (27–30) | 29 (28–30) | 27 (21–30) | 0.239 |
Data are expressed as numbers and proportions in parentheses or mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range) as appropriate
Abbreviations: SEL: socio-economic level, HD: hemodialysis
*continuous (quantitative) variables