Table 2 Participants’ European Quality of Life visual analogue scores by sociodemographic and clinical characteristics
Variable | Frequency (%); N = 300 | Median [Q1-Q3] | P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
Age category (years) | Â | Â | Â |
Less than 60 | 182 (60.7) | 70 [50–80] | < 0.001b |
60 or more | 118 (39.3) | 50 [29–70] |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 166 (35.3) | 60 [50–75] | 0.429b |
Female | 134 (44.7) | 66 [40–77] |  |
Body mass index category | Â | Â | Â |
Underweight | 12 (4.0) | 70 [25–88] | 0.003c |
Healthy | 96 (32.0) | 70 [50–80] |  |
Overweight | 113 (37.7) | 60 [40–80] |  |
Obese | 79 (26.3) | 50 [35–70] |  |
Residency | Â | Â | Â |
Refugee camp | 30 (10.0) | 75 [38–81] | 0.141c |
Village | 175 (58.3) | 63 [50–75] |  |
City | 95 (31.7) | 60 [30–75] |  |
Living arrangement | Â | Â | Â |
Alone | 19 (6.3) | 70 [50–75] | 0.269b |
With family | 281 (93.7) | 60 [40–75] |  |
Educational level | Â | Â | Â |
No formal education | 14 (4.7) | 48 [18–71] |  < 0.001c |
Primary school | 62 (20.7) | 50 [30–70] |  |
Secondary school | 81 (27.0) | 60 [40–77] |  |
High school | 67 (22.3) | 60 [50–75] |  |
Graduated | 76 (25.3) | 70 [55–84] |  |
Social status | Â | Â | Â |
Married | 220 (73.3) | 60 [44–75] | 0.729b |
Single, divorced, or widowed | 80 (26.7) | 70 [31.2–80] |  |
Employment | Â | Â | Â |
Unemployed | 235 (78.3) | 60 [40–70] |  < 0.001b |
Employed | 65 (21.7) | 75 [60–87] |  |
Household monthly income | Â | Â | Â |
< 2000 NIS | 178 (59.3) | 60 [39–75] | 0.001c |
2000–4999 NIS | 109 (36 .3) | 65 [48–80] |  |
> 5000 NIS | 13 (4.3) | 78 [70–85] |  |
Dialysis vintage(years) | Â | Â | Â |
< 4 | 196 (65.3) | 65 [41–78] | 0.040b |
≥ 4 | 104 (34.7) | 58 [31–75] |  |
Dialysis sessions per week | Â | Â | Â |
< 3 | 21 (7.0) | 65 [53–73] | 0.787c |
3 | 276 (92.0) | 60 [40–77] |  |
≥ 4 | 3 (1.0) | 75 [50-N/A] |  |
Dialysis session duration (hours) | Â | Â | Â |
< 4 | 258 (86.0) | 65 [40–77] | 0.740b |
≥ 4 | 42 (14.0) | 60 [50–71] |  |
Previous kidney transplantation | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 13 (4.3) | 80 [40–78] | 0.258b |
No | 287 (95.7) | 60 [40–75] |  |
Known cause for ESRD | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 281 (93.7) | 65 [40–78] | 0.439b |
No | 19 (6.3) | 60 [40–70] |  |
Chronic diseases category | Â | Â | Â |
None | 30 (10.0) | 75 [50–89] | < 0.001c |
1 | 77 (25.7) | 70 [50–80] |  |
2 | 86 (28.7) | 65 [50–79] |  |
≥ 3 | 107 (35.7) | 50 [20–70] |  |
Chronic medications category | Â | Â | Â |
< 4 | 10 (3.3) | 50 [28–59] | 0.037b |
≥ 4 | 290 (96.7) | 65 [40–77] |  |
Smoking | Â | Â | Â |
Nonsmoker | 218 (72.7) | 65 [40–75] | 0.439c |
Light smoker | 48 (16.0) | 55 [50–80] |  |
Smoker | 34 (11.3) | 68 [50–82] |  |
Pain severity | Â | Â | Â |
Mild | 219 (73.0) | 70 [50–80] | < 0.001c |
Moderate | 38 (12.7) | 50 [35–61] |  |
Severe | 34 (14.3) | 12 [10–40] |  |
Pain interference | Â | Â | Â |
Low | 241 (80.3) | 70 [50–80] | < 0.001b |
High | 59 (19.7) | 20 [10–50] |  |