Table 1 Baseline demographics and characteristics of euvolemic hemodialysis patients (n = 145)
Variables | No. (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Female | 75 (51.7) |
 Male | 70 (48.3) |
Age mean (±SD) | 58.68 (± 9.857) |
Age group (years) | |
 < 40 | 7 (4.8) |
 41–60 | 83 (57.2) |
 > 60 | 55 (37.9) |
BMI mean (±SD) | 23.908 (± 4.3505) |
BMI classification | |
 Underweight | 6 (4.1) |
 Normal | 90 (62.1) |
 Overweight | 42 (29) |
 Obese | 7 (4.8) |
Education | |
 Uneducated | 40 (27.6) |
 Educated | 105 (72.4) |
Marital status | |
 Single | 6 (4.1) |
 Married | 139 (95.9) |
Ethnicity | |
 Malay | 140 (96.6) |
 Others | 5 (3.4) |
Smoking status | |
 Current Smoker | 44 (30.3) |
 Non-Smoker | 101 (69.7) |
Alcohol | |
 Current drinker | 6 (4.1) |
 Non-drinker | 139 (95.9) |
Drug addiction | |
 Current Drug Addiction | 16 (11) |
 No Drug Addiction | 129 (89) |
Employment | |
 Unemployed | 77 (53.1) |
 Employed | 68 (46.9) |
Years of dialysis | |
 1 year | 43 (29.7) |
 2–4 years | 57 (39.3) |
 > 5 years | 45 (31) |
Hemodialysis centers | |
 Private | 84 (57.9) |
 NGO | 24 (16.6) |
 Governmental | 37 (25.5) |
Vascular access | |
 Fistula | 135 (93.1) |
 Others | 10 (6.9) |
Diabetes mellitus | |
 No | 48 (33.1) |
 Yes | 97 (66.9) |
Cardiovascular diseases | |
 No | 125 (86.2) |
 Yes | 20 (13.8) |
Cerebrovascular accident | |
 No | 131 (90.3) |
 Yes | 14 (9.7) |
Hyperlipidemia | |
 No | 125 (86.2) |
 Yes | 20 (13.8) |
Gouty arthritis | |
 No | 127 (87.6) |
 Yes | 18 (12.4) |
Other comorbiditiesa | |
 No | 104 (71.7) |
 Yes | 41 (28.3) |