Table 3.
Summary of univariate logistic analyses for association between distress and demographic variables
| Variable | Distress (DT ≥4) % (n) |
OR (95% CI) |
P value | LR χ2 |
| Total (n=505) | 48.9 (247) | |||
| Main unit (n=505) | χ2(6)=15.05, p=0.019 | |||
| A | 56.3 (36) | – | ||
| B | 56.3 (36) | 1.00 (0.50 to 2.01) | 1.00 | |
| C | 59.2 (58) | 1.13 (0.60 to 2.14) | 0.712 | |
| D | 48.0 (35) | 0.72 (0.37 to 1.41) | 0.332 | |
| E | 43.3 (45) | 0.59 (0.32 to 1.11) | 0.103 | |
| F | 34.1 (15) | 0.40 (0.18 to 0.89) | 0.025 | |
| G | 37.9 (22) | 0.48 (0.23 to 0.98) | 0.044 | |
| Sex (n=499) | χ2(1)=2.23, p=0.135 | |||
| Male | 46.3 (143) | |||
| Female | 53.2 (101) | 1.32 (0.92 to 1.89) | 0.136 | |
| Age category (n=499) | χ2(4)=22.36, p<0.001 | |||
| 18–39 | 60.0 (30) | 2.46 (1.30 to 4.64) | 0.005 | |
| 40–49 | 62.0 (31) | 2.68 (1.41 to 5.07) | 0.003 | |
| 50–59 | 61.9 (60) | 2.66 (1.61 to 4.39) | <0.001 | |
| 60–69 | 47.1 (49) | 1.46 (0.90 to 2.36) | 0.122 | |
| ≥70 | 37.9 (75) | – | ||
| Ethnicity (n=498) | χ2(1)=1.22, p=0.269 | |||
| White | 48.3 (220) | – | ||
| Other | 57.1 (24) | 1.43 (0.76 to 2.71) | 0.272 | |
| Time on dialysis (n=497) | χ2(3)=2.99, p=0.393 | |||
| <6 months | 48.8 (42) | 1.28 (0.74 to 2.22) | 0.371 | |
| 6 months to 3 years | 52.1 (100) | 1.46 (0.93 to 2.30) | 0.097 | |
| 3–5 years | 51.1 (46) | 1.40 (0.82 to 2.42) | 0.216 | |
| >5 years | 42.6 (55) | – | ||
| Living situation (n=492) | χ2(1)=1.00, p=0.316 | |||
| Living alone | 52.1 (76) | – | ||
| Living together | 47.1 (163) | 0.82 (0.56 to 1.21) | 0.316 | |
| Employment situation (n=497) | χ2(3)=26.17, p<0.001 | |||
| Employed | 42.4 (28) | 1.14 (0.65 to 1.98) | 0.649 | |
| Unemployed | 78.6 (11) | 5.65 (1.54 to 20.83) | 0.009 | |
| Unable to work | 61.2 (112) | 2.43 (1.64 to 3.62) | <0.001 | |
| Retired | 39.3 (92) | – |
DT, Distress Thermometer; LR, likelihood ratio.