Table 2 Bivariate analysis between the number of HD per month and sociodemographic, life habits, healthcare utilization, mental health and disability.
Variables | Number of HD per month Mean ± SD / r correlation | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic | |||
Age categories | 16–31 | 12.2 ± 8.3 | 0.383 |
32–47 | 10.8 ± 7.2 | ||
48-64 | 12.4 ± 8.2 | ||
≥ 65 | 13.0 ± 9.8 | ||
Gender | Male | 11.6 ± 9.4 | 0.490 |
Female | 11.6 ± 7.6 | ||
Marital status | Single | 11.3 ± 8.1 | 0.173 |
Married/relationship | 11.4 ± 7.5 | ||
Divorced/separated | 15.7 ± 9.4 | ||
Widow | 6.0 ± 0.0 | ||
Educational level | No schooling | 17.0 ± 12.4 | 0.020* |
Primary school | 15.1 ± 10.0 | ||
Secondary school | 12.4 ± 8.0 | ||
University | 10.5 ± 7.2 | ||
Lifestyle habits | |||
Smoking | Yes | 13.4 ± 8.2 | 0.007* |
No | 11.1 ± 7.7 | ||
Alcohol | Yes | 9.1 ± 7.2 | 0.002* |
No | 12.1 ± 7.9 | ||
BMI | Underweight | 11.5 ± 7.7 | 0.541 |
Normal weight | 11.7 ± 7.6 | ||
Overweight | 11.9 ± 8.3 | ||
Obesity | 10.5 ± 8.1 | ||
Healthcare use | |||
Scanner or CT-scan | Yes | 14.3 ± 8.4 | < 0.001* |
No | 10.7 ± 7.3 | ||
Magnetic resonance imaging | Yes | 14.7 ± 8.5 | < 0.001* |
No | 10.6 ± 7.2 | ||
Lumbar or spinal puncture | Yes | 14.8 ± 8.5 | 0.118 |
No | 11.1 ± 7.6 | ||
Health Insurance Coverage | Public | 11.6 ± 8.0 | 0.486 |
Private | 13.6 ± 8.8 | ||
Public and private combination | 11.0 ± 7.2 | ||
Psychological health | |||
HADS Anxiety | No risk | 8.9 ± 6.5 | < 0.001* |
Risk | 12.8 ± 8.1 | ||
HADS Depression | No risk | 9.9 ± 7.0 | < 0.001* |
Risk | 14.2 ± 8.4 | ||
Disability | |||
MIDAS | Grade I | 7.3 ± 7.6 | < 0.001* |
Grade II | 5.2 ± 3.6 | ||
Grade III | 6.8 ± 5.9 | ||
Grade IV-A | 10.3 ± 6.5 | ||
Grade IV-B | 16.5 ± 7.1 | ||
Quality of life | |||
HANA | HANA total | 0.520 | < 0.001* |
