Table 1 Baseline characteristics.
N = 536 | N (%) | Knowledge | P | Attitude | P | Practice | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | mean (SD) | mean (SD) | |||||
Total score | 536 (100.0) | 14.74 (4.89) | 42.84 (4.87) | 40.75 (7.89) | |||
Age | 0.370 | 0.550 | 0.079 | ||||
< 45 | 126(23.5) | 14.99 (4.92) | 43.10 (4.74) | 39.54 (8.06) | |||
45–64 | 277(51.7) | 14.86 (4.96) | 43.00 (4.85) | 41.22 (7.91) | |||
≥ 65 | 133(24.8) | 14.26 (4.72) | 42.26 (5.03) | 40.90 (7.62) | |||
Gender | 0.901 | 0.573 | 0.830 | ||||
Male | 333(62.1) | 14.77 (4.91) | 42.82 (5.11) | 40.68 (7.99) | |||
Female | 203(37.9) | 14.71 (4.89) | 42.87 (4.47) | 40.86 (7.75) | |||
Residence | 0.030 | 0.086 | 0.091 | ||||
Rural | 250(46.6) | 14.83 (4.97) | 42.69 (4.63) | 41.45 (7.76) | |||
Urban | 254(47.4) | 14.96 (4.69) | 43.21 (4.95) | 40.47 (7.53) | |||
Suburban | 32(6.0) | 12.34 (5.36) | 41.06 (5.71) | 37.50 (10.64) | |||
Education | 0.163 | 0.165 | 0.543 | ||||
Primary school or below | 158(29.5) | 14.75 (5.15) | 42.80 (4.71) | 41.06 (8.29) | |||
Junior high school | 210(39.2) | 14.57 (4.65) | 42.48 (5.17) | 40.85 (7.71) | |||
High school / Technical secondary school | 114(21.3) | 14.48 (4.77) | 43.04 (4.35) | 40.11 (7.69) | |||
Associate / Bachelor’s degree | 54(11.1) | 15.94 (5.27) | 43.96 (5.13) | 40.78 (7.94) | |||
Ethnicity | 0.007 | 0.006 | 0.011 | ||||
Han | 530(98.9) | 14.81 (4.86) | 42.96 (4.69) | 40.85 (7.84) | |||
Ethnic minority | 6(1.1) | 9.33 (5.05) | 32.67 (9.00) | 31.67 (7.99) | |||
Employment status | 0.137 | 0.884 | 0.776 | ||||
Employed/self- employed | 90(16.8) | 14.78 (5.14) | 42.11 (6.10) | 40.01 (8.99) | |||
Unemployed | 122(22.8) | 14.61 (5.27) | 42.87 (5.25) | 40.58 (7.72) | |||
Retired | 125(23.3) | 14.02 (4.58) | 42.88 (4.37) | 40.78 (7.38) | |||
Other | 199(37.1) | 15.27 (4.71) | 43.13 (4.26) | 41.17 (7.81) | |||
Monthly income per capita | 0.838 | 0.179 | 0.109 | ||||
< 2000 | 218(40.7) | 14.72 (4.93) | 42.58 (4.21) | 41.33 (7.25) | |||
2000–5000 | 243(45.3) | 14.82 (4.84) | 43.08 (5.22) | 40.76 (8.15) | |||
5000–10,000 | 60(11.2) | 14.60 (4.60) | 42.47 (5.48) | 38.63 (8.21) | |||
> 10,000 | 15(2.8) | 14.53 (6.65) | 44.27 (5.48) | 40.53 (10.38) | |||
Marital status | 0.904 | 0.688 | 0.293 | ||||
Single/married/ widowed | 81(15.1) | 14.62 (5.18) | 42.28 (5.56) | 39.35 (9.43) | |||
Married | 455(84.9) | 14.77 (4.85) | 42.94 (4.74) | 41.00 (7.57) | |||
Smoking habit | 0.360 | 0.574 | 0.623 | ||||
Never | 335(62.5) | 14.89 (4.97) | 43.00 (4.55) | 40.90 (7.87) | |||
Used to | 148(27.6) | 14.37 (4.75) | 42.24 (5.56) | 40.74 (7.79) | |||
Currently smoking | 53(9.9) | 14.89 (4.86) | 43.51 (4.69) | 39.79 (8.38) | |||
Drinking habit | 0.155 | 0.823 | 0.067 | ||||
Never | 316(59.0) | 15.00 (5.03) | 43.08 (4.53) | 41.30 (7.78) | |||
Used to | 205(38.2) | 14.32 (4.74) | 42.46 (5.27) | 40.09 (8.04) | |||
Currently drinking | 15(2.8) | 15.07 (3.88) | 42.93 (5.99) | 38.13 (7.28) | |||
Family member undergoing hemodialysis | < 0.001 | 0.026 | 0.007 | ||||
Yes | 104(19.4) | 15.23 (4.50) | 43.16 (4.61) | 41.31 (7.95) | |||
No | 420(78.4) | 14.79 (4.91) | 42.89 (4.86) | 40.83 (7.75) | |||
Not sure | 12(2.2) | 8.92 (4.29) | 38.42 (5.52) | 33.08 (9.11) | |||
Duration of dialysis | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.044 | ||||
Less than 1 year | 114(21.3) | 13.39 (5.24) | 42.68 (4.24) | 40.61 (8.33) | |||
1–2 years | 94(17.5) | 13.32 (4.82) | 40.62 (6.51) | 38.93 (8.23) | |||
More than 2 years | 328(61.2) | 15.62 (4.59) | 43.53 (4.31) | 41.32 (7.57) | |||
Regular check-ups after hemodialysis treatment | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
Yes | 445(83.0) | 15.24 (4.82) | 43.49 (4.28) | 41.58 (7.49) | |||
No | 91(17.0) | 12.34 (4.56) | 39.69 (6.19) | 36.66 (8.53) | |||
Cause of hemodialysis | < 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.085 | ||||
Chronic glomerulonephritis | 153(28.5) | 15.24 (5.10) | 43.34 (4.93) | 40.86 (8.45) | |||
Diabetic nephropathy | 114(21.3) | 13.51 (4.86) | 41.46 (5.70) | 39.54 (7.65) | |||
Hypertensive renal damage | 143(26.7) | 14.27 (4.33) | 42.39 (3.98) | 40.76 (6.45) | |||
Obstructive nephropathy | 16(3.0) | 15.62 (3.91) | 43.19 (5.68) | 43.31 (6.18) | |||
Other | 110(20.5) | 15.82 (5.17) | 44.11 (4.41) | 41.45 (9.11) |
