Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics (n = 75).
| Variables | TEAS (n = 37) n(%)/M (SD) |
Contrast (n = 38) n(%)/M(SD) |
Total (n = 75) n(%)/M(SD) |
χ2/t p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender Female Male |
18 (48.6) 19 (51.4) |
23 (60.5) 15 (39.5) |
41 (54.7) 34 (45.3) |
0.30 b |
| Age (years) | 59.9 (13.0) | 58.8 (11.5) | 59.9 (13) | 0.96 a |
| Education (years) | 6.9 (5.0) | 6.6 (4.7) | 6.8 (4.8) | 0.83 a |
| Duration of HD (months) | 57.7 (54.3) | 102 (62.6) | 80.1 (62.4) | 0.002 a |
| Salivary flow rates (mL/min) | 0.05 (0.03) | 0.05 (0.03) | 0.05(0.03) | 0.69 a |
| Dry mouth (score) | 34.3 (18.9) | 35.4(17.3) | 34.8 (18.0) | 0.80 a |
| %IDWG | 4.3 (1.9) | 4.4 (1.5) | 4.3 (1.7) | 0.82 a |
| Residual urine output 0 mL <100 mL ≧100 mL |
12 (32.4) 17 (46.0) 8 (21.6) |
17 (44.7) 11 (29.0) 10 (26.3) |
29 (38.7) 28 (37.3) 18 (24.0) |
0.31 b |
| Most severe dry mouth no difference the day following HD the days after HD |
24 (64.9) 9 (24.3) 4 (10.8) |
22 (57.9) 13 (34.2) 3 (7.9) |
46 (61.3) 22 (29.3) 7 (9.3) |
0.62 b |
Notes: a t-test, b Pearson chi-square.