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06 February 2022 : Clinical Research  

Cognitive Dysfunction and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Undergoing Hemodialysis in Comparison with Patients Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study

Bin Zeng1ABCDEFG, Qiaoling Wang1BCD, Shengkai Wu1BCD, Sefen Lin1BCD, Yanxian Li1BCD, Wenying Jiang1ABCDEFG, Ruifeng Guo1BCD, Fenhui Zhou1BCD, Kunzhe Lin2AE*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.934282

Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e934282

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all eligible patients.

Variable, n (%)TotalDialysis modalitiesStatisticP
Hemodialysis (n=115)Peritoneal dialysis (n=150)
Genderχ=16.41<0.001
 Male126 (47.55)71 (61.74)55 (36.67)
 Female139 (52.45)44 (38.26)95 (63.33)
Age, mean±SD56.45±12.1253.96±12.9958.35±11.07t=−2.970.003
BMI, mean±SD21.41±2.8520.82±2.7121.86±2.88t=−2.990.003
Marital statusχ=6.230.013
 Married245 (92.45)101 (87.83)144 (96.00)
 Unmarried20 (7.55)14 (12.17)6 (4.00)
Educational levelχ=18.46<0.001
 Primary education106 (40.00)31 (26.96)75 (50.00)
 Secondary education131 (49.43)74 (64.35)57 (38.00)
 Higher education28 (10.57)10 (8.70)18 (12.00)
Income levelχ=42.04<0.001
 Low41 (15.47)30 (26.09)11 (7.33)
 Middle192 (72.45)60 (52.17)132 (88.00)
 High32 (12.08)25 (21.74)7 (4.67)
Hypertensionχ=0.150.699
 No195 (73.58)86 (74.78)109 (72.67)
 Yes70 (26.42)29 (25.22)41 (27.33)
Diabetesχ=2.650.103
 No177 (66.79)83 (72.17)94 (62.67)
 Yes88 (33.21)32 (27.83)56 (37.33)
Duration of kidney disease, M(Q1,Q3), years13.00 (10.00, 17.00)11.00 (10.00, 15.00)14.00 (11.00, 18.00)Z=−4.12<0.001
Duration of dialysis, M(Q1,Q3), months19.00 (9.00, 36.00)15.00 (8.00, 27.00)22.50 (11.00, 40.00)Z=−2.930.003
Dialysis frequency, weeksχ=92.62<0.001
 256 (21.13)56 (48.70)0 (0.00)
 ≥3209 (78.87)59 (51.30)150 (100.00)
MoCA, M (Q1, Q3)19.00 (14.00, 27.00)27.00 (22.00, 28.00)15.00 (12.00, 20.00)Z=8.94<0.001
SF-36, M (Q1, Q3)20.30 (14.12, 30.85)31.63 (23.55, 32.96)17.41 (12.64, 20.93)Z=9.09<0.001
KDTA, Mean ± SD24.61±7.2729.52±7.0520.85±4.79t=11.33<0.001
BMI – body mass index; MoCA – Montreal Cognitive Assessment; SF-36 – Short Form-36; KDTA – kidney disease-related quality of life assessment.

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