Table 3.

Self-care behaviors among the study participants.

		Hemodialysis Group
Characteristics		Overall		Miss Group		No Miss Group		p-Value
		n	%	n	%	n	%
Regularly visiting the clinic								0.01
	No	87	45.08	32	59.26	55	39.57
	Yes	106	54.92	22	40.74	84	60.43
Regular diet control								0.09
	No	48	24.87	18	33.33	30	21.58
	Yes	145	75.13	36	66.67	109	78.42
Regularly maintaining blood sugar								0.002
	No	109	56.48	40	74.07	69	49.64
	Yes	84	43.52	14	25.93	70	50.36
Maintaining blood pressure								0.30
	No	78	40.41	25	46.30	53	38.13
	Yes	115	59.59	29	53.70	86	61.87
Blood pressure checked at least once weekly								0.03
	No	41	21.24	17	31.48	24	17.27
	Yes	152	78.76	37	68.52	115	82.73
Recording blood pressure level								0.054
	No	146	75.65	46	85.19	100	71.94
	Yes	47	24.35	8	14.81	39	28.06
Regularly maintaining weight								0.02
	No	107	55.44	37	68.52	70	50.36
	Yes	86	44.56	17	31.48	69	49.64