Table 1 Sociodemographics and clinical characteristics of patients (N = 220)
From: Prevalence and predictors of depression among hemodialysis patients: a prospective follow-up study
Variables | No. (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Female | 98 (45.5) |
 Male | 122 (55.5) |
Age mean (±SD) | 56.58 (± 11.09) |
Age group (years) | |
  < 40 | 17 (7.7) |
 41–60 | 130 (59.1) |
  > 60 | 73 (33.2) |
BMI mean (±SD) | 23.57 (± 4.31) |
BMI Classification | |
 Underweight | 12 (5.5) |
 Normal | 148 (67.3) |
 Overweight | 46 (20.9) |
 Obese | 14 (6.4) |
Socioeconomic Status | |
 Low | 39 (17.7) |
 Middle | 155 (70.5) |
 High | 26 (11.8) |
Education Level | |
 Uneducated | 74 (33.6) |
 Educated | 146 (66.4) |
Marital Status | |
 Single | 18 (8.2) |
 Married | 202 (91.8) |
Race | |
 Malay | 212 (96.4) |
 Others | 8 (3.6) |
Smoking Status | |
 Current Smoker | 73 (33.2) |
 Non-Smoker | 147 (66.8) |
Alcohol | |
 Current drinker | 18 (8.2) |
 Non-drinker | 202 (91.8) |
Drug Addiction | |
 Current Drug Addiction | 35 (15.9) |
 No Drug Addiction | 185 (84.1) |
Employment | |
 Unemployed | 120 (54.5) |
 Employed | 100 (45.5) |
Dialysis Years | |
 1 year | 62 (28.2) |
 2–4 years | 78 (35.5) |
  > 5 years | 80 (36.4) |
Hemodialysis Centers | |
 Private | 129 (58.6) |
 NGO | 33 (15) |
 Governmental | 58 (26.4) |
Vascular access | |
 Fistula | 204 (92.7) |
 Others | 16 (7.3) |
Hypertension | |
 No | 18 (8.2) |
 Yes | 202 (91.8) |
Diabetes Mellitus | |
 No | 81 (36.8) |
 Yes | 139 (63.2) |
Cardiovascular Diseases | |
 No | 185 (84.1) |
 Yes | 35 (15.9) |