Table 6.
Median practice score towards prevention of chronic kidney disease of 374 patients with hypertension
| Variables | Total N = 374 (%) |
Median practice scorea [Q1-Q3] |
Mean rank | P-valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 131 (35) | 40 [37–43) | 208.9 | 0.005 c |
| Female | 243 (65) | 39 [35–42] | 176.0 | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| < 65 | 247 (66) | 39 [36–42] | 183.7 | 0.339c |
| ≥ 65 | 127 (34) | 40 [36–43] | 194.9 | |
| Residency | ||||
| Village | 56 (15) | 40 [37–43] | 199.6 | |
| City | 301 (80.5) | 39 [36–42] | 183.9 | 0.384d |
| Refugee camp | 17 (4.5) | 42 [36–43] | 211.8 | |
| Employment | ||||
| Employed | 98 (26.2) | 40 [36.8–43] | 195.7 | 0.383c |
| Unemployed | 276 (73.8) | 39 [36–42] | 184.6 | |
| Body Mass Index | ||||
| Normal | 38 (10.2) | 41.5 [37–44] | 226.0 | |
| Overweight | 134 (35.8) | 40 [36–42] | 191.3 | 0.036 d |
| Obese | 202 (54) | 39 [35–42] | 177.8 | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 296 (79.1) | 40 [36–42] | 171.4 | 0.138c |
| Unmarried | 78 (20.9) | 38 [34–42] | 191.7 | |
| Monthly income (NISe) | ||||
| Low (Less than 2000) | 230 (61.5) | 39 [36–42] | 176.8 | |
| Moderate (2000–5000) | 129 (34.5) | 40 [36–43] | 200.3 | 0.020 d |
| High (More than 5000) | 15 (4) | 42 [38–44] | 241.5 | |
| Education Level | ||||
| Uneducated | 22 (5.9) | 37 [34–40.5] | 148.9 | |
| Primary school | 90 (24.1) | 37 [34–41] | 146.6 | < 0.001 d |
| High school | 188 (50.3) | 40 [37–43] | 202.1 | |
| University | 74 (19.8) | 40 [37–43] | 211.7 | |
| Hypertension Duration (year) | ||||
| < 1 | 13 (3.5) | 40 [33.5–42.5] | 178.4 | |
| 1–3 | 93 (24.9) | 39 [36–42] | 183.5 | 0.924d |
| 4–5 | 69 (18.4) | 39 [35–43] | 184.7 | |
| ≥ 5 | 199 (53.2) | 40 [36–42] | 191.0 | |
| Therapy type | ||||
| Mono therapy | 174 (46.5) | 39 [35–42] | 176.5 | 0.065c |
| Multi therapy | 200 (53.5) | 40 [36–43] | 197.1 | |
| Total number of medications | ||||
| < 4 | 125 (33.4) | 39 [35–42] | 169.2 | |
| ≥ 4 | 249 (66.6) | 40 [26–43] | 196.7 | 0.043 d |
| Total number of comorbid diseases | ||||
| 0 | 79 (21.1) | 39 [35–42] | 183.1 | |
| 1 | 82 (21.9) | 38 [35–42] | 165.1 | |
| 2 | 144 (38.5) | 40 [36–43] | 190.6 | 0.035 d |
| 3 | 54 (14.4) | 40 [37–43] | 205.1 | |
| ≥ 4 | 15 (4.1) | 42 [38–44] | 240.1 | |
aThe practices scale was made up of 12 items that recorded each patient’s healthy practices towards the prevention of CKD. The practice score ranged from 12 to 48 (high score meaning more good and better practices)
bThe p-values are bold where they are less than the significance level cut-off of 0.05
cStatistical significance of differences calculated using the Mann-Whitney U test
dStatistical significance of differences calculated using the Kruskal-Wallis test
e1 new Israeli shekel (NIS) equals 0.279 US Dollar