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. 2021 Jan 11;18(2):536. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18020536

Table 1.

Sample distribution (%) and average PSS10, CD RISC, and KDQoL36 (M) scores in relation to sociodemographic, hemodialysis (HD) routine-related, and clinical data.

Variables Sample Distribution PSS10 CD RISC KDQOL-36
Sex (t-test p-value) 0.165 0.291 0.707
Male 68.8% 12.36 71.42 47.43
Female 29.2% 14.33 67.15 46.40
Living arrangement (ANOVA p-value) 0.150 0.281 0.858
With a partner 42.4% 11.89 73.04 47.22
With a partner and children 22.9% 14.21 68.57 48.33
With children 6.9% 17.90 68.08 44.68
With other family members 9.7% 14.07 63.02 51.00
With caregivers 4.2% 15.50 56.41 45.67
Education level (ANOVA p-value) 0.316 0.291 0.628
No studies 9.0% 12.23 65.09 47.71
Primary school 34.0% 14.82 66.63 45.51
Secondary school 28.5% 11.98 75.69 49.63
Vocational training 15.3% 13.45 68.22 48.01
University studies 10.5% 10.93 72.17 44.38
Employment status (ANOVA p-value) 0.003 * 0.128 0.053
Actively employed 1.4% 3.5 88.46 67.98
Unemployed/homemaker(Un/ho) 10.4% 18.47 61.28 47.72
Incapacitated or retired 84.1% 12.50 70.51 46.53
Home setting (t-test p-value) 0.598 0.236 0.683
Rural 14.6% 13.95 64.13 46.49
Urban 71.5% 12.97 70.45 48.06
Type of transport (ANOVA p-value) 0.455 0.151 0.128
Private 31.3% 12.00 73.79 50.91
Public 16.0% 13.35 63.38 44.29
Medical transport 41.0% 13.92 68.08 46.42
Perception of displacement (t-test p-value) 0.129 0.257 0.798
Easy or very easy 59.8% 12.01 71.84 48.36
Normal 34.6% 14.66 65.70 46.63
Difficult or very difficult 4.7% 15.71 63.19 46.53
Diabetic status (t-test p-value) 0.619 0.646 0.183
Diabetic 29.2% 13.24 69.57 44.73
Non-diabetic 66.7% 12.53 71.40 48.,29
Type of vascular access (t-test p-value) 0.323 0.015 * 0.368
Arteriovenous fistula/graft 84.0% 12.60 72.19 47.74
Tunneled central venous catheter 13.9% 14.47 59.16 44.58

Note: PSS10 = Perceived Stress Scale 10; CD-RISC = Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale; KDQoL36 = Kidney Disease Quality of Life 36 total score. * p < 0.05.