Table 2.

Relationship between demographic characteristics and care burden in caregivers of hemodialysis

Quantitative variables	M ± SD	T	B	P*
Patient age	58.6 ± 15	−1.096	−.070	0.274
Caregiver age	42 ± 15	2.760	.178	0.006
Hemodialysis duration (years)	4.12 ± 3.74	−.046	−.003	0.963
Qualitative variables	M ± SD	df	F	P**
Patient gender
Male	65.5 ± 18.07	1	0.459	0.499
Female	63.85 ± 19.89
Caregiver gender
Male	64.34 ± 18.60	1	0.109	0.741
Female	65.20 ± 19.19
Monthly income (Dollar)
< 100	67.32 ± 18.44	2	1.727	0.18
101–200	63.68 ± 18.76
> 201	61.44 ± 20.94
Caregiver education
Under Diploma (less than 12th grade)	69.00 ± 18.72	2	4.152	0.007
Diploma (12th grade)	61.77 ± 18.94
College Education	59.14 ± 17.57
Caregiver job
Housewife	65.56 ± 19.73	4	1.915	0.1
Self-Employed	59.85 ± 16.05
Employee	65.85 ± 20.81
University Student	58.12 ± 17.70
Unemployed	71.07 ± 17.75
Caregiver marriage status
Single	63.26 ± 16.50	1	0.615	0.6
Married	65.77 ± 20.43
Patient care ability
High	48.04 ± 17.44	2	19.682	0.0001
Medium	58.35 ± 16.81
Low	72.72 ± 16.74
Having other chronic diseases
Cardiovascular	61.60 ± 17.71	2	9.019	0.003
Diabetes	67.99 ± 18.81
Others	73.50 ± 17.11

*Based on linear regression

**Based on analysis of covariance