Table 3.

Predictors of quality of life among HD patients

Variable	Beta	(CI) 95%	P value*
Age	− 0.0779	(− 0.1549 to − 0.0085)	0.048
Income per month
< 250 JD	Ref	Ref	Ref
250–500 JD	0.0544	(− 0.04115 to 0.1499)	0.263
> 500 JD	0.1871	(− 0.0411 to 0.1499)	0.003
Exercise	0.1571	(0.0538–0.2605)	0.003
Years under dialysis
< 2	Ref	Ref	Ref
2–5	− 0.1017	(− 0.2071 to 0.0037)	0.058
> 5	− 0.1982	(− 0.3043 to − 0.920)	< 0.001
Comorbidity index	− 0.0259	(− 0.0407 to − 0.0111)	0.001
Average patients complains	− 0.3225	(− 0.4060 to 0.2389	< 0.001

Variable included in the model were selected using backward stepwise process with P < 0.2 to stay

*Statistical significance of multivariate regression analysis was set at a 2-sided P < 0.05