Research Article
Quality of Life, Depression, and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Renal Replacement Therapies in Saudi Arabia
Table 3
The difference between QOL and Demographic variables.
| | | HD | TX | PD | PCS | MCS | PCS | MCS | PCS | MCS | Mean (SD) | P value | Mean (SD) | P value | Mean (SD) | P value | Mean (SD) | P value | Mean (SD) | P value | Mean (SD) | P value |
| Gender | Male | 43.7 (9.8) | 0.004 | 48.8 (8.2) | 0.086 | 45.6 (8.8) | 0.513 | 49.8 (9.8) | 0.181 | 42.6 (10.0) | 0.511 | 44.1 (10.1) | 0.391 | Female | 36.6 (12.8) | 45.3 (10.7) | 44.4 (8.3) | 47.1 (8.7) | 40.0 (5.2) | 40.0 (10.4) |
| Marital status | Unmarried | 43.4 (10.4) | 0.277 | 49.3 (8.2) | 0.190 | 47.7 (8.3) | 0.050 | 48.4 (8.3) | 0.745 | 42.0 (8.4) | 0.807 | 40.3 (5.2) | 0.449 | Married | 41.0 (11.3) | 47.0 (9.4) | 43.9 (8.5) | 49.0 (10.0) | 41.0 (8.3) | 43.9 (13.0) |
| Education level | Illiterate | 39.3 (10.7) | 0.004 | 47.2 (10.3) | 0.455 | 39.0 (10.9) | 0.031 | 46.3 (13.8) | 0.361 | 34.5 (4.6) | 0.683 | 49.5 (21.6) | 0.762 | G1–8 | 39.8 (12.0) | 48.0 (8.5) | 40.8 (7.8) | 49.2 (9.2) | 40.1 (3.7) | 43.7 (9.9) | G9–12 | 47.3 (8.3) | 49.7 (7.8) | 47.8 (6.3) | 46.7 (8.8) | 42.9 (9.9) | 39.3 (8.3) | Diploma | 37.9 (10.6) | 47.8 (8.8) | 44.5 (7.6) | 50.9 (8.7) | 44.7 (7.4) | 40.3 (7.4) | BSc and more | 37.7 (12.2) | 44.6 (10.6) | 45.8 (10.8) | 51.3 (10.0) | 40.2 (11.6) | 45.2 (14.4) |
| Employment status | Working | 45.8 (7.4) | 0.014 | 50.6 (4.1) | 0.315 | 45.3 (7.5) | 0.669 | 51.0 (9.4) | 0.175 | 43.4 (9.8) | 0.461 | 43.2 (9.0) | 0.899 | Not working | 42.7 (10.2) | 47.2 (9.4) | 45.8 (9.0) | 48.3 (9.5) | 38.1 (4.6) | 40.7 (12.4) | Retired | 36.6 (13.8) | 47.5 (10.8) | 43.7 (8.6) | 46.2 (8.9) | 40.8 (6.1) | 42.0 (13.5) |
| Smoking | Yes | 44.2 (8.2) | 0.150 | 47.4 (7.9) | 0.726 | 51.9 (9.7) | 0.048 | 50.2 (10.1) | 0.720 | 51.0 (3.5) | 0.022 | 45.0 (8.0) | 0.619 | No | 41.2 (11.7) | 48.1 (9.3) | 44.7 (8.4) | 48.7 (9.4) | 39.8 (7.5) | 41.8 (10.6) |
| Nationality | Saudi | 41.8 (11.1) | 0.861 | 49.2 (8.6) | 0.164 | 45.2 (8.7) | 0.915 | 48.6 (9.2) | 0.357 | 41.8 (8.3) | 0.707 | 42.7 (10.8) | 0.671 | Non-Saudi | 42.2 (10.9) | 46.8 (9.2) | | 45.7 (3.0) | 53.8 (16.4) | 39.8 (8.1) | 39.9 (6.0) |
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