Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of patient characteristics (n = 100).
| Characteristics | Categories | n | % | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ≤49 | 48 | 48.0 | 51.70 ± 9.40 |
| 50–64 | 41 | 41.0 | ||
| ≥65 | 11 | 11.0 | ||
| Sex | Male | 61 | 61.0 | |
| Female | 39 | 39.0 | ||
| Marital status | Single | 23 | 23.0 | |
| Married | 77 | 77.0 | ||
| Education | ≤Middle school | 6 | 6.0 | |
| High school | 43 | 43.0 | ||
| ≥College | 51 | 51.0 | ||
| Occupation | Employed | 45 | 45.0 | |
| Unemployed | 55 | 55.0 | ||
| Economic status | Low | 47 | 47.0 | |
| Average | 33 | 33.0 | ||
| High | 20 | 20.0 | ||
| Health status | Good | 29 | 29.0 | 2.92 ± 0.96 |
| Moderate | 47 | 47.0 | ||
| Poor | 24 | 24.0 | ||
| Primary cause of ESRD | Diabetes mellitus | 27 | 27.0 | |
| Hypertension | 19 | 19.0 | ||
| Glomerulonephritis | 39 | 39.0 | ||
| Others | 15 | 15.0 | ||
| Duration of hemodialysis (years) | <1 | 9 | 9.0 | 7.57 ± 7.21 |
| 1–2.99 | 19 | 19.0 | ||
| 3–9.99 | 47 | 47.0 | ||
| ≥10 | 25 | 25.0 | ||
| Frequency of self-care behavior education * (years) | none | 13 | 13.0 | 8.17 ± 16.27 |
| 1 | 23 | 23.0 | ||
| ≥2 | 17 | 17.0 | ||
| Social support | High | 18 | 18.0 | 3.31 ± 0.93 |
| Middle | 70 | 70.0 | 3.06 ± 0.89 | |
| Low | 12 | 12.0 | 3.17 ± 0.65 |
* Missing data. SD, standard deviation; ESRD, end-stage renal disease.