Characteristic | Categories | N (%) |
---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 127 (59.9) |
Female | 85 (40.1) | |
Age | Range (year) = 18 ~ 86. Mean ± SD = 49.82 ± 16.024 |  |
Marital status | Married | 162 (76.4) |
Others | 50 (23.6) | |
Educational level | < High school diploma | 55 (26) |
≥High school diploma | 123 (58) | |
Illiterate | 34 (16) | |
Hemodialysis frequency/week | 1–2 times | 73 (34) |
3 times | 140 (66) | |
Duration of dialysis (month) | < 12 | 47 (22.2) |
12–60 | 84 (39.6) | |
> 60 | 81 (38.2) | |
Number of comorbidities | 0 | 82 (38.2) |
1–2 | 109 (51.4) | |
3–5 | 22 (10.4) | |
Employment status | Employed | 25 (11.8) |
Unemployed | 124 (58.5) | |
retriving | 63 (29.7) |