Research Article
Quality of Life, Depression, and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Renal Replacement Therapies in Saudi Arabia
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of patients.
| | | | HD | TX | PD | | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| | Gender | Male | 80 | 76.2% | 58 | 63.0% | 11 | 55.0% | | Female | 25 | 23.8% | 34 | 37.0% | 9 | 45.0% |
| | Marital status | Unmarried | 43 | 41.0% | 31 | 33.7% | 9 | 45.0% | | Married | 62 | 59.0% | 61 | 66.3% | 11 | 55.0% |
| | Education level | Illiterate | 20 | 19.0% | 4 | 4.3% | 2 | 10.0% | | G1–8 | 20 | 19.0% | 18 | 19.6% | 4 | 20.0% | | G9–12 | 39 | 37.1% | 36 | 39.1% | 7 | 35.0% | | Diploma | 11 | 10.5% | 10 | 10.9% | 4 | 20.0% | | BSc and above | 15 | 14.3% | 24 | 26.1% | 3 | 15.0% |
| | Employment status | Working | 21 | 20.0% | 33 | 36.7% | 11 | 55.0% | | Not working | 61 | 58.1% | 39 | 42.4% | 6 | 30.0% | | Retired | 23 | 21.9% | 20 | 21.7% | 3 | 15.0% |
| | Smoking | Yes | 26 | 24.8% | 6 | 6.5% | 3 | 15.0% | | No | 79 | 75.2% | 86 | 93.5% | 17 | 85.0% |
| | Nationality | Saudi | 50 | 47.6% | 89 | 96.7% | 17 | 85.0% | | Non-Saudi | 55 | 52.4% | 3 | 3.3% | 3 | 15.0% | | | | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) |
| | Age | 49.1 (16.5) | 50.0 (24.5) | 40.4 (14.3) | 36.0 (23.5) | 43.2 (13.4) | 40.5 (24.5) | | Time since start the modality | 44.7 (43.5) | 24.0 (51.0) | 33.3 (35.1) | 22.5 (40.8) | 35.5 (32.6) | 24.0 (51.0) | | Dialysis hour | 4.0 (0.2) | 4.0 (0.0) | - | - | 9.1 (1.9) | 8.5 (1.8) |
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