Quality of Life of Palestinian Patients on Hemodialysis: Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the study population (n = 271).

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Gender	Female	122	45
	Male	149	55
Age	≥40	184	67.9
	<40	87	32.1
Marital status	Yes	207	76.4
	No	64	23.6
Educational level	Uneducated	21	7.7
	Elementary level	57	21.0
	Secondary level	94	34.7
	Bachelor’s degree or high	99	36.5
Income	≤529 USD	100	36.9
	530–1429 USD	122	45.0
	>1429 USD	49	18.1
Comorbidity	None	40	14.8
	HTN	174	64.2
	DM	144	53.1
	CVD	96	35.4
	Arthritis	56	20.7
	Thyroids	12	4.4
	Others	12	4.4
Duration on dialysis	≤1 year	69	25.5
	2-3 years	106	39.1
	≥4 year	96	35.4
HD sessions	≥3 sessions per week	180	66.4
	2 sessions per week	76	28.1
	1 session per week	15	5.5
Access site	Central venous catheter (CVC)	102	37.2
	Arteriovenous fistula (AV fistula)	67	24.7
	Arteriovenous graft (AV graft)	102	37.2
Vaccination	Yes	222	81.9
	No	49	18.1

HTN: hypertension, DM: diabetes mellitus, CVD: cardiovascular diseases, HD: hemodialysis. USD: United States dollar.