Table 3.
Quality of life scores of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients.
| Dialysis type | Mann-Whitney test | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemodialysis (n=100) | Peritoneal (n=100) | |||
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| General health | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 45.8 (17.1) | 58 (9.8) | 21.85 | <.001 |
| Median | 39.3 | 60 | ||
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| Physical | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 53.1 (32) | 47.7 (23.6) | 1.2 | .27 |
| Median | 47.9 | 43.4 | ||
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| Emotional | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 50.5 (14.8) | 61.9 (13.5) | 30.85 | <.001 |
| Median | 47 | 61.3 | ||
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| Social | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 54.9 (18.1) | 68.0 (17.5) | 20.9 | <.001 |
| Median | 58.1 | 70.3 | ||
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| Illness impact | ||||
| Mean(SD) | 46.5 (14.2) | 63.9 (9.5) | 63.32 | <.001 |
| Median | 43.20 | 62.65 | ||
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| Financial and medical satisfaction | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 45.9 (12.2) | 68.4 (13.0) | 99.82 | <.001 |
| Median | 49.30 | 65.30 | ||
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| Total | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 49.5 (13.7) | 61.3 (12.4) | 36.75 | <.001 |
| Median | 45.65 | 62.6 | ||