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Table 1 General characteristics of participants

From: Factors associated with quality of life among chronic kidney disease patients in Nepal: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

n

%

Total

440

100.0

Sex

 Male

249

56.59

 Female

191

43.41

Age (year)

  < 31

58

13.18

 31–50

142

32.27

 51–70

185

42.05

  > 70

55

12.50

Min. = 19, Max. = 84, Mean = 52.73, SD = 15.96

Education

 Illiterate

113

25.68

 Primary

99

22.50

 Secondary

168

38.18

 Tertiary

60

13.64

Occupation

 Employed

30

6.82

 Retired

45

10.23

 Unemployed

365

82.95

Annual household income (NRsa)

 No income

90

20.45

  < 1,00,000

209

47.50

 1,00,000-5,00,000

108

24.55

 6,00,000-10,00,000

33

7.50

Marital status

 Single

47

10.68

 Married

338

76.82

 Widow/widower

36

8.18

 Divorced or separated

19

4.32

Ethnicity

 Brahmin

75

17.05

 Chhetri

82

18.64

 Madheshi

72

16.36

 Janjati

177

40.22

 Dalit

34

7.73

Religion

 Hindu

333

75.68

 Buddhist

48

10.91

 Muslim

6

1.36

 Christian

53

12.05

Place of residence

 Village

227

62.95

 City

163

37.05

  1. aNRs Nepali Rupees