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Table 1 Comparison of sample characteristics according to the distance between the patients’ residence and the dialysis unit

From: Distance between residence and the dialysis unit does not impact self-perceived outcomes in hemodialysis patients

Variables

All sample

Living in Sobral

Distance ≤ 100 km

Distance > 100 km

P

Gender

Male

98 (60.9)

24 (51.1)

28 (60.9)

46 (67.6)

 

Female

63 (39.1)

23 (48.9)

18 (39.1)

22 (32.4)

0.211

Age

44.5

46.1

44.5

43.4

0.794

Economic class a

B

7 (4.3)

2 (4.3)

3 (6.5)

2 (2.9)

0.156

C

38 (23.6)

15 (31.9)

11 (23.9)

12 (17.6)

 

D

94 (58.4)

28 (59.6)

26 (56.5)

40 (58.8)

 

E

22 (13.7)

2 (4.3)

6 (13.0)

14 (20.6)

 

Etiology

Glomerulonephritis

69 (42.9)

19 (40.4)

20 (43.5)

30 (44.1)

0.919

Hypertension

38 (23.6)

9 (19.1)

11 (23.9)

18 (26.5)

0.670

Diabetes

16 (9.9)

9 (19.1)

3 (6.5)

4 (5.9)

0.056

Policystic kidney

11 (6.8)

1 (2.1)

5 (10.0)

5 (7.4)

0.233

Obstructive

7 (4.3)

3 (6.4)

1 (2.2)

3 (4.4)

0.642

Lupus

4 (2.5)

1 (2.1)

1 (2.2)

2 (2.9)

1.000

Indeterminate

16 (10)

5 (10.6)

5 (10.9)

6 (8.8)

1.000

Time on dialysis (months)

53.8

56.8

63.6

47.1

0.080

Co morbidity b

Low

126 (78.3)

34 (72.3)

35 (76.1)

57 (83.8)

0.549

Medium

28 (17.4)

11 (23.4)

8 (17.4)

9 (13.2)

 

High

7 (4.3)

2 (4.3)

3 (6.5)

2 (2.9)

 

Depression

Yes

13 (8.1)

6 (12.8)

2 (4.3)

5 (7.4)

0.330

No

148 (91.9)

41 (87.2)

44 (95.7)

63 (92.6)

 

Laboratory

Creatinine (mg/dl)

12.6

12.9

12.9

12.2

0.599

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

8.5

8.6

8.5

8.4

0.791

Albumin (g/dl)

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

0.807

Calcium-phosphorus

product (mg2/dl2)

46.6

47.4

49.2

46.6

0.101

Kt/V

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

0.749

  1. Data are means for continuous variables and percentages in parentheses.
  2. aBrazilian Association of Research Institutes, B (best) and E (worst).
  3. bKhan index.