Research Article
Evaluation of Exercise Tolerance in Dialysis Patients Performing Tai Chi Training: Preliminary Study
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the patients.
| Baseline characteristics | Total patients (%) () |
| Age | | Mean (SD) | 69.2 (8.6) | Range | 55–83 |
| Gender | | Women | 7 (50) | Men | 7 (50) |
| Education | | Primary and vocational | 2 (14.3) | Secondary | 8 (57.14) | Higher | 4 (28.57) |
| Marital status | | Married | 7 (50) | Single people (widow(er), unmarried) | 7 (50) |
| Cause of ESRD: | | Nephropathy (diabetic + hypertensive) | 6 (42.85) | Glomerulonephritis | 5 (35.72) | ADPDK | 2 (14.3) | Other | 1 (7.14) |
| Disease duration (years) | | Mean (SD) | 11.5 (9.2) |
| Duration of dialysis (years) | | Mean | 7.2 (4.1) |
| Number of comorbidities | | Mean (SD) | 2.85 (2.1) |
| Comorbidities: | | Hypertension | 11 | Diabetes | 5 | Cardiovascular disease (ischemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, TIA, stroke) | 9 | Peripheral artery disease | 7 | Degenerative joint disease | 2 | Other | 6 |
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