|  | n = 110 |
---|---|---|
Demographic | n | (%) |
Gender | ||
 Male | 72 | (65.5) |
 Female | 38 | (34.5) |
Age (years) Mean ± SD,Range | 64.3 ± 11.5, 31 - 86 | |
Family living arrangement | ||
 Married couple with no children | 32 | (29.1) |
 Married couple with children | 31 | (28.2) |
 Three generations | 13 | (11.8) |
 Married couple with parents | 8 | (7.3) |
 Married couple with unmarried children | 11 | (10.0) |
Other | 11 | (10.0) |
 Unanswered | 4 | (3.6) |
History of dialysis (month)  Mean ± SD,Range | 160.4 ± 107.0, 14 - 512 | |
Occupation | ||
 Paid worker | 26 | (23.6) |
 Self-employed | 18 | (16.4) |
 Non-employed | 52 | (47.3) |
 Homemaker | 10 | (9.1) |
 Unanswered | 4 | (3.6) |
Economic condition | ||
 Very meager | 3 | (2.7) |
 Meager | 7 | (6.4) |
 Normal | 58 | (52.7) |
 Comfortable | 6 | (5.5) |
 Very comfortable | 1 | (.9) |
 Unanswered | 35 | (31.8) |
Disease | ||
 CGN; chronic glomerulonephritis | 35 | (31.8) |
 DM nephropathy | 36 | (32.7) |
 Other | 39 | (35.5) |