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Table 1 Socio Demographic characteristics

From: Health related quality of life in chronic kidney disease; a descriptive study in a rural Sri Lankan community affected by chronic kidney disease

Feature

Frequency (N = 1079)

Percentage

Age categories

 18–40

50

4.6

 41–60

558

51.7

 > 60

471

43.7

Gender

 Male

681

63.1

 Female

398

36.9

CKD stage

 Early stages

259

24.0

 Stage IV

629

58.3

 Stage V

153

14.2

 Dialysis

38

3.5

Comorbidities

 Negative

308

28.5

 Positive

771

71.5

Employment status

 Not employed

701

65.0

 Employed

378

35.0

Depression

 Negative

375

34.8

 Positive

704

65.2

Psychological distress

 Negative

267

24.7

 Positive

812

75.3