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