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Table 5 Socio-demographic characteristics associated with health-related quality of life domains among haemodialysis patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (n = 481)

From: Health-related quality of life among patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey

Factors

PCS

βa (95% CI)

MCS

βa (95%CI)

Symptoms

βa (95%CI)

Effects

βa (95%CI)

Burden

βa (95%CI)

Age

-0.15 (-0.21– -0.09)*

-0.001 (-0.1–0.08)

-0.03 (-0.19–0.13)

-0.21 (-0.37– -0.05)*

0.10 (-0.08–0.28)

Sex

     

Male

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Female

-0.29 (-1.89-1.29)

-3.9(-6.26- -1.55)*

-4.08(-8.26–0.09)

-3.58(-7.73–0.57)

-3.67(-9.50–2.20)

Educational status

     

No formal education

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Primary school

0.58 (-2.12–3.29)

2.91 (-1.1–6.92)

1.48 (-5.6–8.57)

3.98 (-3.08–11.03)

-0.51(-8.69–7.68)

Secondary school

1.30 (-0.93–3.54)

2.87 (-0.39–6.14)

3.46 (-2.38–9.3)

7.01(1.19–12.84)*

6.07 (0.57–12.72)

Certificate and above

3.0 (0.830–5.17)*

2.64 (-0.49–5.76)

4.59 (-1.07–10.25)

5.58 (-0.07–11.22)

8.05 (1.83–14.28)*

Marital status

     

Single

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ever married

0.05 (-1.89–2.00)

-0.36 (-3.23–2.52)

3.32 (-8.6–1.95)

-2.26 (-7.34–2.83)

-3.85 (-9.70–2.01)

Family monthly income

     

≤ 6500

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

> 6500

-0.49 (1.93–0.94)

0.26 (-1.85–2.36)

1.78 (-1.97–5.54)

-1.13 (-4.87–2.59)

-2.53 (-6.84–1.77)

  1. *p-value < 0.05; Ref.: reference category; PCS: physical component summary; MCS: mental component summary score