Table 1 Socio-demographic features of the studied population
From: Predictors of poor health-related quality of life among hemodialysis patients with anemia in Jordan
Variable | Number (%) N = 168 |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
18–40 | 35 (20.8) |
40–64 | 97 (57.7) |
> 65 | 36 (21.4) |
Gender | |
Male | 100 (59.5) |
Female | 68 (40.5) |
BMI (kg/m2) | |
Underweight < 18.5 | 9 (5.4) |
Normal range 18.5–24.9 | 73 (43.5) |
Overweight 25–29.9 | 44 (26.2) |
Obese > 30 | 42 (25.0) |
Marital status | |
Single | 34 (20.2) |
Married | 112 (66.7) |
Divorced or widow | 22 (13.1) |
Education level | |
Illiterate | 10 (5.9) |
Junior school | 50 (29.8) |
High school | 62 (36.9) |
College or over | 46 (27.4) |
Employment status | |
Employed | 24 (14.3) |
Unemployed | 144 (85.7) |
Family status | |
Live alone | 8 (4.8) |
Live with partner | 15 (8.9) |
Live with family | 137 (81.6) |
Others | 8 (4.8) |
Family income (month) | |
Low (less than 250 JD) | 52 (30.9) |
Moderate (250–500 JD) | 83 (49.4) |
High (more than 500 JD) | 33 (19.7) |
Smoking status | |
Smoker | 50 (29.8) |
Nonsmoker | 83 (49.4) |
Ex-smoker | 35 (20.8) |
Co-morbidities | |
Hypertension | 113 (67.3) |
Diabetes mellitus | 68 (40.9) |