Table 2.
Demographic and clinical factors associated with inadequate hemodialysis.
| Factors | URR | p value | Kt/V | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inadequate (%) | Adequate (%) | Inadequate (%) | Adequate (%) | |||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| <40 | 19 (70.4) | 8 (29.6) | 0.657 | 15 (55.6) | 12 (44.4) | 0.435 |
| ≥40 | 75 (64.7) | 41 (35.3) | 69 (59.5) | 47 (40.5) | ||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 66 (70.2) | 28 (29.8) | 0.139 | 61 (65.6) | 32 (34.4) | 0.048 |
| Female | 28 (57.1) | 21 (42.9) | 24 (48.0) | 26 (52.0) | ||
| Education level | ||||||
| No formal education | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | 0.741 | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | 0.957 |
| Primary | 21 (63.6) | 12 (36.4) | 20 (58.8) | 14 (41.2) | ||
| Secondary | 39 (62.8) | 23 (37.2) | 35 (57.4) | 26 (42.6) | ||
| College/University | 31 (72.1) | 12 (27.9) | 27 (62.8) | 16 (37.2) | ||
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||||||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 10 (71.4) | 4 (28.6) | 0.932 | 10 (66.7) | 5 (33.3) | 0.963 |
| Normal (18.5–24.9) | 54 (66.7) | 27 (33.3) | 48 (59.3) | 33 (40.7) | ||
| Overweight (25–29.9) | 25 (62.5) | 15 (37.5) | 22 (56.4) | 17 (43.6) | ||
| Obese (>30) | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.5) | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.5) | ||
| Underlying disease | ||||||
| Hypertension alone | 54 (64.3) | 30 (35.7) | 0.381 | 48 (57.1) | 36 (42.9) | 0.832 |
| Diabetes alone | 11 (57.9) | 8 (42.1) | 10 (55.6) | 8 (44.4) | ||
| Hypertension and diabetes | 20 (66.7) | 10 (33.3) | 19 (63.3) | 11 (36.7) | ||
| Others | 9 (90.0) | 1 (10.0) | 7 (70.0) | 3 (30.0) | ||