Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of patients on hemodialysis (n = 120).
| Variables | N | % | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 61.46 | ||
| ≤59 | 45 | 37.5 | |
| ≥60 | 75 | 62.5 | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 93 | 77.5 | |
| Female | 27 | 22.5 | |
| Education | |||
| elementary/Junior high School | 45 | 37.5 | |
| Senior high School or above | 75 | 62.5 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Unmarried | 41 | 34.2 | |
| Married | 79 | 65.8 | |
| Living arrangement | |||
| Alone | 13 | 10.8 | |
| with family | 107 | 89.2 | |
| Current employment | |||
| Yes | 22 | 18.3 | |
| No | 98 | 81.7 | |
| Monthly income/(NTD) | |||
| <50,000 | 108 | 90.0 | |
| ≥50,000 | 12 | 10.0 | |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 23.74 ± 4.10 | ||
| <25 | 79 | 65.8 | |
| 25–29.9 | 31 | 25.8 | |
| ≥30 | 10 | 8.4 | |
| Biochemical data | |||
| Kt/V | 1.49 ± 0.31 | ||
| nPCR (g/kg/d) | 1.16 ± 0.27 | ||
| Hemoglobin (mg/dL) | 10.37 ± 1.43 | ||
| Blood urea nitrogen (BUN; mg/dL) | 65.22 ± 18.88 | ||
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 9.73 ± 2.23 | ||
| Albumin (g/dL) | 3.92 ± 0.33 | ||
| Comorbidities | |||
| Yes | 59 | 49.2 | |
| No | 61 | 50.8 | |
| Regular Physical activity (3 times/week) | |||
| Yes | 61 | 50.8 | |
| No | 59 | 49.2 | |
| Duration of hemodialysis (years) | 5.68 ± 4.37 | ||
| IPAQ (METs/week) | |||
| ≥600 METs/week | 54 | 45 | |
| ≤599 METs/week | 66 | 55 | |
| SF-36v2 Health Survey (total mean score) | 63.11 ± 16.20 | ||
| Physical Component Summary (PCS) | 65.37 ± 17.55 | ||
| Physical Functioning (PF) | 69.69 ± 21.72 | ||
| Role-Physical (RP) | 56.66 ± 31.86 | ||
| Bodily Pain (BP) | 83.10 ± 18.28 | ||
| General Health (GH) | 52.04 ± 17.49 | ||
| Mental Component Summary (MCS) | 60.85 ± 14.85 | ||
| Vitality (VT) | 59.83 ± 11.61 | ||
| Social Functioning (SF) | 65.31 ± 21.03 | ||
| Role-Emotional (RE) | 59.44 ± 29.74 | ||
| Mental Health (MH) | 58.83 ± 9.03 |
Abbreviations: NTD, New Taiwan Dollar; BMI, body mass index; IPAQ, International Physical Activity Questionnaire; Comorbidities, Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) of ≥3; nPCR, normalized protein catabolic rate.