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Baseline characteristics of the renal failure patients
| Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 116 (51.3) |
| Female | 110 (48.6) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 38 (16.8) |
| Married | 137 (60.6) |
| Divorced | 17 (7.5) |
| Widow | 34 (15) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed | 53 (23.5) |
| Unemployed | 173 (76.5) |
| Socioeconomic level | |
| Low | 80 (35.3) |
| Middle | 128 (56.6) |
| High | 18 (7.96) |
| Family history of renal failure | |
| Yes | 65 (28.7) |
| No | 161 (71.2) |
| Duration of dialysis session (hours) | |
| 2 | 1 (0.4) |
| 3 | 84 (37.2) |
| 3–3.5 | 67 (29.6) |
| 4 | 74 (32.7) |
