Table 1 Demographic and clinical variables of subjects (N = 179)
Variables | n | % | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 63.8(10.6) | ||
Gender | |||
Female | 93 | 52 | |
Male | 86 | 48 | |
Marital status | |||
With spouse | 126 | 70.4 | |
No spouse | 53 | 29.6 | |
Source of income | |||
Others | 131 | 73.2 | |
Individual | 48 | 26.8 | |
Living alone | |||
Yes | 15 | 8.4 | |
No | 164 | 91.6 | |
Education (year) | 7.0(4.5) | ||
Duration of HD (months) | 72.1(58.1) | ||
Type of vascular access | |||
AVF | 145 | 81 | |
AVG | 34 | 19 | |
Creatinine(mg/dl) | 9.9(2.1) | ||
Number of comorbidities | 2.2(0.9) | ||
0 | 49 | 27.4 | |
1 | 65 | 36.3 | |
2 | 44 | 24.6 | |
≥3 | 21 | 11.7 | |
Exercise behaviour(times/week) | 3.2(2.0) | ||
0 | 62 | 34.6 | |
1 | 18 | 10.1 | |
2 | 19 | 10.6 | |
3 | 27 | 15.1 | |
4 | 9 | 5 | |
≥5 | 44 | 24.6 | |
Social support | 75.7(15.9) | ||
Depressive symptoms | 19.0(12.3) | ||
0–14 | 71 | 39.7 | |
≥15 | 108 | 60.3 |