Research Article

Prevalence of Depression and Sleep Disorders in Patients on Dialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study in Qatar

Table 1

Demographic and clinical data of the study population.

Parameters (N = 253)Means

Age56.8 ± 14.5
Gender
Male
Female
116 46%
137 54%
Dialysis modality
HD
PD
157 62%
96 38%
Diabetic
Nondiabetic
148 58.5%
105 41.5%
BMI29.0 ± 7.1
Vit D22.7 ± 7.9
LDL2.6 ± 8.8
HbA1c6.0 ± 1.9
PTH447 ± 420
Calcium2.24 ± 0.21
Albumin31.3 ± 4.8
Hemoglobin11.0 ± 1.56
Kt/V1.75 ± 0.49
Depression score16.9 ± 8.4
PSQI12.1 ± 7.8

Lab results are presented as mean value ± standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; CES-D: Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression (depression score); Kt/V: a number used to quantify hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatment adequacy.