Table 1.
Demographic characteristics
| n = 110 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Demographic | n | (%) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 72 | (65.5) |
| Female | 38 | (34.5) |
| Age (years) Mean ± SD,Range | 64.3 ± 11.5, 31 - 86 | |
| Family living arrangement | ||
| Married couple with no children | 32 | (29.1) |
| Married couple with children | 31 | (28.2) |
| Three generations | 13 | (11.8) |
| Married couple with parents | 8 | (7.3) |
| Married couple with unmarried children | 11 | (10.0) |
| Other | 11 | (10.0) |
| Unanswered | 4 | (3.6) |
| History of dialysis (month) Mean ± SD,Range | 160.4 ± 107.0, 14 - 512 | |
| Occupation | ||
| Paid worker | 26 | (23.6) |
| Self-employed | 18 | (16.4) |
| Non-employed | 52 | (47.3) |
| Homemaker | 10 | (9.1) |
| Unanswered | 4 | (3.6) |
| Economic condition | ||
| Very meager | 3 | (2.7) |
| Meager | 7 | (6.4) |
| Normal | 58 | (52.7) |
| Comfortable | 6 | (5.5) |
| Very comfortable | 1 | (.9) |
| Unanswered | 35 | (31.8) |
| Disease | ||
| CGN; chronic glomerulonephritis | 35 | (31.8) |
| DM nephropathy | 36 | (32.7) |
| Other | 39 | (35.5) |