Table 2.

Characteristics of study population (n=503)

Characteristics	n (%)
Age group (years)
13-34	36 (7.16)
35-59	226 (44.93)
≥60	241 (47.91)
Sex
Male	371 (73.76)
Female	132 (26.24)
Marital status
Married	379 (75.35)
Unmarried	54 (10.74)
Widow	70 (13.92)
Education
Illiterate	55 (10.93)
Primary	185 (36.78)
Secondary	205 (40.76)
Higher/university	58 (11.53)
Employment
Employed	56 (11.13)
Unemployed	447 (88.86)
Number of dialysis/week
Once/week	7 (1.39)
Twice/week	191 (37.97)
Thrice/week	305 (60.64)