Research Article

Epidemiological and Clinical Profile of Dermatoses Observed in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients at the National Teaching Hospital (NTH-HKM) of Cotonou, Benin

Table 1

Distribution of the 87 hemodialysis patients according to sociodemographic characteristics and antecedents (NTH-HKM, Cotonou, 2018).

Total (n = 87)Frequency (%)

Gender
 Female2933.3
 Male5866.7
Age (year)
 20–30 (young)22.3
 31–401921.8
 41–502326.5
 >50 (elderly)4349.4
Antecedents
Diabetes
 No7080.5
 Yes1719.5
Hypertension
 No89.2
 Yes7990.8
Atopy (n = 87)
 No6675.9
 Yes2124.1
Drug allergy (n = 87)
 No6271.3
 Yes2528.7
Weekly frequency of sessions
 28698.9
 311.1
Hemodialysis seniority (Year)
 <11921.8
 1–289.2
 3–52629.9
 6–102629.9
 11–2078.0
 >2011.2