Table 1.
Comparative Analysis by Stratification of CAM Users and Nonusers with Their Characteristics
| CAM Users, n (%) | Nonusers, n (%) | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | CKD Stages 3–4 | CKD Stage 5-HD | CKD-Transplant | |||
| Numbers | 173 (54.9) | 151 (87.3) | 13 (7.5) | 9 (5.2) | 142 (45.1) | - |
| Age in years (mean ± SD) | 37.65 ± 16.78 | 36.63 ± 15.70 | 50.54 ± 24.50 | 40.67 ± 14.76 | 36.61 ± 16.31 | 0.577 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 69 (39.9) | 58 (38. 4) | 5 (38.4) | 6 (66.6) | 51 (35.9) | 0.470 |
| Female | 104 (60.1) | 93 (61.5) | 8 (61.5) | 3 (33.3) | 91 (64.1) | |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 44 (25.4) | 40 (26.5) | 3 (23.1) | 1 (11.1) | 50 (35.5) | 0.147 |
| Married | 119 (68.8) | 104 (68.9) | 7 (53.8) | 8 (89.9) | 85 (60.3) | |
| Divorced | 10 (5.8) | 7 (4.6) | 3 (23.1) | 0 | 6 (4.2) | |
| Education | ||||||
| Illiterate | 8 (4.6) | 7 (4.6) | 1 (7.6) | 0 | 8 (5.6) | 0.233 |
| Primary | 21 (12.1) | 14 (9.2) | 6 (46.2) | 1 (11) | 9 (6.4) | |
| Secondary | 62 (35.8) | 55 (36.42) | 3 (23.1) | 4 (44.5) | 62 (43.7) | |
| University | 82 (47.4) | 75 (49.6) | 3 (23.1) | 4 (44.5) | 63 (44.3) | |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Employed | 37 (21.4) | 31 (42.5) | 4 (44.4) | 2 (66.7) | 28 (40) | 0.658 |
| Unemployed | 48 (78.6) | 42 (57.5) | 5 (55.6) | 1 (33.3) | 42 (60) | |
| Location | ||||||
| Riyadh | 109 (63) | 95 (62.9) | 9 (69.2) | 5 (55.6) | 75 (54.3) | 0.123 |
| Outside Riyadh | 64 (37) | 56 (37.1) | 4 (30.8) | 4 (44.4) | 63 (45.7) | |
| Monthly income (SAR) | ||||||
| ≤5000 | 40 (60.6) | 33 (57.9) | 3 (42.9) | 1 (33.3) | 35 (56.6) | 0.021* |
| 5001–10,000 | 19 (28.8) | 15 (26.3) | 3 (42.9) | 1 (33.3) | 6 (17) | |
| ≥10,000 | 7 (10.7) | 9 (15.8) | 1 (14.2) | 1 (33.3) | 13 (26.6) | |
Note: *Significant at P<0.05.
Abbreviations: SAR, Saudi Arabian Riyal; CKD, chronic kidney disease; HD, hemodialysis.