Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients.

	Dialysis modality		Chi-square test statistic	P
	Hemodialysis (n=100) No. of patients	Peritoneal dialysis (n=100) No. of patients
Age (years)
<40	28	19	2.28	.32
40–60	48	53
60+	24	28
Range
Mean (SD)	47.5 (13.8)	51.0 (13.5)	3.4	.07
Gender
Male	53	43	2	.16
Female	47	57
Marital status
Single	40	29	2.68	.1
Married	60	71
Job status
Working	37	21	6.22	.01
Unemployed	63	79
Education
No formal education	38	34	0.38	.83
Basic/intermediate	45	47
High	17	19
Dependant
Parent	12	3	19.23	.002
Spouse	37	22
Sibling	3	4
Children	29	41
Self	9	24
Housekeeper	10	6

Values are mean (standard deviation) or number (percent) unless otherwise indicated.