From: Psychiatric comorbidity and quality of life in patients undergoing hemodialysis
Variable | Depression (N = 66) | Absent depression (N = 51) | Sig. test | P value | |||
No. | % | No. | % | ||||
Age | Mean (SD) | 56.98 ± 10.828 | 54.29 ± 12.861 | t = 0.895 | 0.654 | ||
Sex | Male (n = 65) | 34 | 52.3% | 31 | 47.7% | X2 = 0.352 | 0.208 |
Female (n = 52) | 32 | 61.5% | 20 | 38.5% | |||
Marital status | Single | 2 | 28.6% | 5 | 71.4% | X2 = 4.580 | 0.205 |
Married | 55 | 56.7% | 42 | 43.3% | |||
Divorced after dialysis | 3 | 100% | 0 | 0% | |||
Widow | 6 | 60% | 4 | 40% | |||
Number of children | Non | 9 | 60% | 6 | 40% | X2 = 8.332 | 0.016* |
1–3 | 23 | 42.6% | 31 | 57.4% | |||
> 3 | 34 | 70.8% | 14 | 29.2% | |||
Education | Illiterate | 35 | 59.3% | 24 | 40.7% | X2 = 8.176 | 0.043* |
Primary educated | 7 | 77.8% | 2 | 22.2% | |||
High school | 19 | 61.3% | 12 | 38.7% | |||
University | 5 | 27.8% | 13 | 72.2% | |||
Occupation | Working | 12 | 38.7% | 19 | 61.3% | X2 = 6.977 | 0.031* |
Not working | 35 | 58.3% | 25 | 41.7% | |||
Stopped working after dialysis | 19 | 73.1% | 7 | 26.9% | |||
Anxiety (N = 60) | Absent anxiety (N = 57) | Sig. test | P value | ||||
No. | % | No. | % | ||||
Age | Mean (SD) | 57.45 ± 8.339 | 54.09 ± 14.434 | 1.759 | 0.016* | ||
Sex | Male | 44 | 67.7% | 21 | 32.3% | 15.764 | < 0.001** |
Female | 16 | 30.8% | 36 | 69.2% | |||
Marital status | Single | 0 | 0% | 7 | 100% | X2 = 20.883 | < 0.001** |
Married | 59 | 60.8% | 38 | 39.2% | |||
Divorced after dialysis | 0 | 0% | 3 | 100% | |||
Widow | 1 | 10% | 9 | 90% | |||
Number of children | Non | 3 | 20% | 12 | 80% | X2 = 20.003 | < 0.001** |
1–3 | 21 | 38.9% | 33 | 61.1% | |||
> 3 | 36 | 75% | 12 | 25% | |||
Education | Illiterate | 32 | 54.2% | 27 | 45.8% | X2 = 2.75 | 0.432 |
Primary educated | 5 | 55.6% | 4 | 44.4% | |||
High school | 17 | 54.8% | 14 | 45.2% | |||
University | 6 | 33.3% | 12 | 66.7% | |||
Occupation | Working | 12 | 38.7% | 19 | 61.3% | X2 = 11.958 | 0.003** |
Not working | 27 | 45% | 33 | 55% | |||
Stopped working after dialysis | 21 | 80.8% | 5 | 19.2% |