Association of Poor Social Support and Financial Insecurity with Psychological Distress of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Attending National Nephrology Unit in Sri Lanka

Table 1

Percentage of psychological distress according to selected factors.

Factors	Sample size	Psychological distress		95% confidence; interval
		Number	Percentage
Age in years
18–40	60	33	55.0	52.1 to 57.9
41–60	149	87	58.4	57.3 to 59.3
61–80	162	85	52.5	51.4 to 53.6
≥81	6	3	50.0	17.3 to 52.7
Sex
Male	166	104	49.3	48.4 to 50.2
Female	211	104	62.7	61.8 to 63.6
Ethnicity
Sinhalese	327	175	53.5	54.1 to 52.9
Non-Sinhalese	50	33	66.0	62.8 to 69.2
Religion
Buddhists	278	144	51.8	52.5 to 51.1
Non-Buddhists	99	64	64.6	66.1 to 63.1
Marital status
Unmarried	48	25	52.1	48.2 to 56.0
Ever married	329	183	55.6	55.0 to 56.1
Stage of the illness
Stage 01	42	21	50.0	54.7 to 45.3
Stage 02	58	22	37.9	33.6 to 42.2
Stage 03	114	58	50.2	52.6 to49.2
Stage 04	71	42	59.2	56.9 to 61.5
Stage 05	89	64	71.9	70.5 to 73.3
Total	377	208	55.2	54.8 to 55.8