Therapeutic Education's Role in the Management of Hypertension in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

Table 4

Statistical analysis of hypertension risk factors in our hemodialysis patients.

Parameter	Hypertension+: 𝑛=57	Hypertension−: 𝑛=36	𝑃
Age (years)	60.8 ± 13.76	39.11 ± 13.37	0.000
Sex (𝑛)	31 H/26 F	15 H/21 F	NS
Causal nephropathy (𝑛)
Undetermined	30	14	NS
Diabetic	6	6	NS
Vascular	6	3	NS
Polycystic kidney disease	3	5	NS
Glomerular	8	7	NS
Chronic tubulointerstitial	4	1	NS
Hemodialysis duration (years)	96.22 ± 53.31	77.11 ± 53.82	NS
Intradialytic weight gain (Kgs)	3.52 ± 0.51	2.68 ± 0.68	0.000
Compliance with dietary rules: 𝑛 (%)	40 (70.1)	33 (91.6)	0.014
2 dialysis sessions/week: 𝑛 (%)	44 (77.2)	12 (33.3)	0.000