Table 2.
Patients clinical, medical and laboratory information
| Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Cause of ESRD | |
| HTN | 38 (22.8) |
| DM | 43 (25.8) |
| HTN and DM | 12 (7.2) |
| Glomerulonephritis | 5 (2.9) |
| Others | 2 (1.2) |
| Drugs | 1 (0.6) |
| Medical error | 66 (39.3) |
| Unknown | 69 (41.7) |
| Number of prescribed medications | |
| < 5 | 19 (11.6) |
| 5–10 | 90 (54.9) |
| > 10 | 55 (33.5) |
| Vascular access for HD | |
| Catheter | 39 (23.2) |
| Fistula | 117 (69.6) |
| Graft | 12 (7.2) |
| Dialysis sessions per week | |
| 2 Times weekly | 16 (9.5) |
| 3 Times weekly | 152 (90.5) |
| Length of dialysis session in hours | |
| 3 h or less | 32 (19.1) |
| 3.5 h | 57 (33.9) |
| 4 h or more | 79 (47.0) |
| Years under dialysis | |
| < 2 years | 51 (30.4) |
| 2–5 years | 52 (30.9) |
| > 5 years | 65 (38.7) |
| Patients on iron products | 149 (88.7) |
| Patients on erythropoietin | 159 (94.6) |
| Psychiatric symptomsa | |
| HADS-A | 5.2 (± 4.5) |
| HADS-D | 6.4 (± 4.9) |
| HADS-T | 11.6 (± 8.9) |
| Patients had practiced exercise last week | 37 (22.16) |
| Duration of exercise per week in minutesa | 148.11 (± 126.3) |
| Number of emergency visits last yeara | 2.94 (± 4.18) |
| Number of hospital admissions last yeara | 1.66 (± 2.19) |
| Serum creatininea (normal range 0.7–1.3 mg/dL) | 9.22 (± 2.69) |
| Serum urea# (normal range: 2.5–7.1 mmol/L) | 21.36 (± 6.76) |
| Calcium levela (normal range 2.2–2.6 mmol/L) | 2.18 (± 0.23) |
| Potassium levela (normal range 3.5–5.0 mmol/L) | 5.29 (± 0.83) |
| Parathyroid hormonea (normal range 10–65 ng/L) | 633.7 (± 626.8) |
| Irona (normal range 11–29 μmol/L) | 9.43 (± 11.46) |
| Hemoglobina (normal range male 14–17, female 12–16 g/dL) | 10.27 (± 1.59) |
| Total iron binding capacitya (normal range 250–460 μg/dL) | 233.97 (± 45.47) |
| Serum ferritina (normal range 15–200 ng/mL) | 458.58 (± 640.36) |
HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; HADS-A, hospital anxiety and depression scale-anxiety; HADS-D, hospital anxiety and depression scale-depression; HADS-T, hospital anxiety and depression scale-total
aData are presented as mean (± SD)