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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of HD patients with low and normal mood

From: Prevalence and related factors of depressive symptoms in hemodialysis patients in northern China

 

Number of subjects

n = 227

Normal mood

(CES-D < 16)

n = 161

Low mood (CES-D > =16)

n = 66

p value

Gender, n (%)

   

0.058

 Male

121(53.3%)

85(52.8%)

36(54.6%)

 

 Female

106(46.7%)

76(47.2%)

30(45.4%)

 

 Age (years)(mean ± SD)a

 

49.13 ± 14.20

49.65 ± 14.60

0.804

HD duration (months)

   

0.351

  ≤ 24

71(31.2%)

54(33.5%)

17(25.8%)

 

 25–60

78(34.4%)

56(34.8%)

22(33.3%)

 

 >60

78(34.4%)

51(31.7%)

27(40.9%)

 

Marital status, n (%)

   

0.820

 Married

181(79.7%)

129(80.1%)

52(78.8%)

 

 others

46(20.3%)

32(19.9%)

14(21.2%)

 

Educational level

   

0.922

  ≤ Junior high school

94(41.4%)

67(41.6%)

27(40.9%)

 

 >Junior high school

133(58.6%)

94(58.4%)

39(59.1%)

 

Monthly income per person (Yuan)

   

0.008**

 <800

42(18.5%)

25(15.5%)

17(25.8%)

 

 800–1499

49(21.6%)

28(17.4%)

21(31.8%)

 

 1500–2999

75(33.0%)

58(36.0%)

17(25.8%)

 

 3000–4999

39(17.2%)

34(21.1%)

5(7.6%)

 

  ≥ 5000

22(9.7%)

16(9.9%)

6(9.1%)

 

Primary kidney disease

   

0.445

 Chronic glomerulonephritis

116(51.1%)

87(54.0%)

29(43.9%)

 

 Diabetic nephropathy

19(8.4%)

13(8.1%)

6(9.1%)

 

 Hypertension

22(9.7%)

13(8.1%)

9(13.6%)

 

 Others

70(30.8%)

48(29.8%)

22(33.3%)

 

Ca (mmol/L)(mean ± SD)a

 

2.11 ± 0.30

2.18 ± 0.28

0.074

P (mmol/L)(median(IQR))b,c

 

2.08(1.05)

1.95(1.30)

0.768

PTH (pmol/L)(median(IQR))b,c

 

36.67(122.05)

29.12(36.06)

0.300

Total weekly urea Kt/V (mean ± SD)a

1.4 ± 0.5

1.4 ± 0.5

1.4 ± 0.5

0.606

Religion

   

0.850

 No

198(87.2%)

140(87.0%)

58(87.9%)

 

 Yes

29(12.8%)

21(13.0%)

8(12.1%)

 

BMI

   

0.155

 <25

182(80.2%)

125(77.6%)

57(86.4%)

 

  ≥ 25

45(19.8%)

36(22.4%)

9(13.6%)

 

Concern about arteriovenous fistula

   

0.032*

 Always

67(29.5%)

43(26.7%)

24(36.4%)

 

 Frequently

37(16.3%)

22(13.7%)

15(22.7%)

 

 Not at all

123(54.2%)

96(59.6%)

27(40.9%)

 

Renal disease duration (months)

   

0.382

  ≤ 40

71(31.3%)

46(28.6%)

25(37.9%)

 

 41–89

82(36.1%)

61(37.9%)

21(31.8%)

 

  ≥ 90

74(32.6%)

54(33.5%)

20(30.3%)

 

Activities of daily living

 

15.4 ± 3.9

18.1 ± 6.3

<0.001***

SF-36 (mean ± SD)a

    

 Physical functioning

 

81.1 ± 18.3

67.7 ± 24.4

<0.001***

 Role limitation due to physical problems

 

53.1 ± 40.7

28.8 ± 38.0

<0.001***

 Role limitation due to emotional problems

 

78.9 ± 32.6

44.9 ± 45.5

<0.001***

 Social functioning

 

69.4 ± 22.2

47.3 ± 24.8

<0.001***

 Mental health

 

85.7 ± 12.8

54.9 ± 22.9

<0.001***

 Energy and vitality

 

69.1 ± 18.7

42.8 ± 21.0

<0.001***

 Bodily pain

 

82.4 ± 25.7

63.6 ± 34.1

<0.001***

 General perception of health

 

49.3 ± 20.2

29.1 ± 16.9

<0.001***

Social support (mean ± SD)a

    

 Family support

 

25.3 ± 2.6

23.5 ± 3.6

<0.001***

 Outside family support

 

44.5 ± 8.9

37.7 ± 11.1

<0.001***

Coping style (mean ± SD)a

    

 Confrontation

 

18.8 ± 4.5

17.9 ± 4.5

0.149

 Avoidance

 

18.1 ± 3.3

17.1 ± 3.1

0.041*

 Acceptance-resignation

 

10.6 ± 1.9

11.9 ± 2.3

<0.001***

Self-efficacy (mean ± SD)a

 

29.7 ± 6.7

24.4 ± 7.6

<0.001***

Ego resiliency (mean ± SD)a

 

41.1 ± 7.9

36.4 ± 6.9

<0.001***

  1. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001
  2. a Independent-samples t test
  3. b Median and inter-quartile range
  4. c Mann-Whitney U test