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Table 1 Comparison of sample characteristics between women with and without sexual dysfunction

From: Quality of life among women with sexual dysfunction undergoing hemodialysis: a cross-sectional observational study

Variables

All sample

With sexual dysfunction

Without sexual dysfunction

P

Age

38.9 ± 10.8

39.4 ± 11.3

35.9 ± 7.6

0.511

Economic class

B

3 (5.2)

1 (2.4)

2 (16.6)

0.678

C

24 (41.4)

20 (43.4)

4 (33.3)

 

D

26 (44.8)

21 (45.6)

5 (41.8)

 

E

5 (8.6)

4 (8.6)

1 (8.3)

 

Time on dialysis (months)

36

37.5

44

0.184

Underlying kidney disease

Glomerulonephritis

33 (56.9)

25 (54.6)

8 (66.6)

0.834

Hypertensive nephrosclerosis

12 (20.7)

10 (21.7)

2 (16.8)

 

Diabetic nephropathy

5 (8.6)

4 (8.6)

1 (8.3)

 

Lupus nephritis

2 (3.5)

2 (4.3)

0

 

Obstructive uropathy

2 (3.5)

2 (4.3)

0

 

Polycystic kidney

1 (1.7)

0

1 (8.3)

 

Undetermined

3 (5.1)

3 (6.5)

0

 

Laboratory

Creatinine (mg/dl)

8.3 ± 1.8

8.3 ± 1.8

8.5 ± 1.8

0.708

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

9.5 ± 2.0

9.4 ± 2.0

9.7 ± 1.7

0.650

Albumin (g/dl)

3.8 ± 0.3

3.8 ± 0.3

3.8 ± 0.4

0.951

Calcium-phosphorus product

46.8 ± 14.6

46.2 ± 14.9

49.3 ± 13.6

0.513

(mg2/dl2)

Kt/V

1.9 ± 0.3

1.9 ± 0.3

1.9 ± 0.4

0.966

  1. Data are means ± standard deviations and percentages (%) in parentheses.
  2. Time on dialysis was not normally distributed and is shown as median.