Variables | Hemodialysis adequacy | Total n (%) | p value | |||||
No | Yes | |||||||
Kt/V < 1.2 n (%) | Kt/V ≥ 1.2 n (%) | |||||||
Place of residence |
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| 0.912 | ||||
Rio Grande | 45 (88) | 92 (88) | 137 (88) |
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Age (years) |
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| 0.458 | ||||
≥60 | 28 (55) | 51(49) | 79 (51) |
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Sex |
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| 0.001 | ||||
Male | 42 (82) | 46 (44) | 88 (56) |
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Female | 9 (18) | 59 (56) | 68 (44) |
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Skin color (self-reported) |
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| 0.942 | ||||
White | 41 (80) | 83 (79) | 124 (79) |
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Brown | 6 (12) | 12 (11) | 18 (12) |
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Black | 4 (8) | 10 (10) | 14 (9) |
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Schooling (years) |
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| 0.388 | ||||
0 to 4 | 21 (41) | 36 (34) | 57 (36) |
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5 to 8 | 18 (35) | 33 (32) | 51 (33) |
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≥9 | 12 (24) | 36 (34) | 48 (31) |
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Monthly household income (in minimum wages) |
|
|
| 0.104 | ||||
≤1.9 | 5 (10) | 27 (26) | 32 (20) |
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2.0 to 2.9 | 20 (39) | 40 (38) | 60 (39) |
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3.0 to 3.9 | 10 (20) | 16 (15) | 26 (17) |
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≥4.0 | 16 (31) | 22 (21) | 38 (24) |
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Occupation before hemodialysis |
|
|
| 0.244 | ||||
Working and earning | 25 (49) | 37 (35) | 62 (40) |
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Before hemodialysis |
|
|
| 0.984 | ||||
Engaged in physical activity | 20 (39) | 41 (39) | 61 (39) |
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After onset of hemodialysis |
|
|
| 0.489 | ||||
Engaged in physical activity | 4 (8) | 12 (11) | 16 (10) |
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Has health plan | 15 (29) | 37 (35) | 52 (33) | 0.469 | ||||
Hypertensive | 38 (75) | 88 (84) | 126 (81) | 0.167 | ||||
Has diabetes mellitus | 24 (47) | 35 (33) | 59 (38) | 0.100 | ||||
Total | 51 (33) | 105 (67) | 156 (100) |
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Variables | Hemodialysis adequacy | Total n (%) | p value | |||||
No | Yes | |||||||
Kt/V < 1.2 n (%) | Kt/V ≥ 1.2 n (%) | |||||||
Medical visits before CKD | 18 (35) | 49 (47) | 67 (43) | 0.178 | ||||
Referred to the nephrologist | 35 (69) | 73 (70) | 108 (69) | 0.909 | ||||
Conservative treatment with nephrologist | 11 (22) | 26 (25) | 37 (24) | 0.131 | ||||
Time under conservative treatment |
|
|
| 0.334 | ||||
Up to 11.9 months | 3 (6) | 7 (7) | 10 (6) |
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≥12 months | 8 (16) | 21 (20) | 29 (19) |
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Does not remember | 1 (2) | 9 (9) | 10 (6) |
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Immediate dialysis | 39 (77) | 68 (65) | 107 (69) |
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| 23 (45) | 45 (43) | 68 (43) | 0.791 | ||||
First hemodialysis |
|
|
| 0.04 | ||||
By catheter | 49 (96) | 89 (85) | 138 (89) |
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By arteriovenous fistula | 2 (4) | 16 (15) | 18 (11) |
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Current access route |
|
|
| 0.03 | ||||
Arteriovenous fistula | 19 (37) | 59 (56) | 78 (50) |
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Total | 51 (33) | 105 (67) | 156 (100) |
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