Parameter | Non-Haemodialysis | Haemodialysis | p-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Kidney disease-specific domains | |||||
 Symptom/problem list [12] | 34.48 | 36.36 | 65.82 | 24.23 | 1.0000 |
 Effects of kidney disease [8] | 47.85 | 24.92 | 47.15 | 22.54 | 0.3967 |
 Burden of kidney disease [4] | 25.57 | 17.92 | 19.25 | 15.32 | 0.0005** |
 Work status [2] | 31.88 | 26.56 | 45.56 | 22.99 | 1.0000 |
 Cognitive function [3] | 67.39 | 22.98 | 63.66 | 22.47 | 0.0699 |
 Quality of social interaction [3] | 59.58 | 16.90 | 61.88 | 16.90 | 0.8902 |
 Sleep [4] | 47.17 | 19.51 | 42.66 | 16.78 | 0.0147** |
 Social support [2] | 74.24 | 29.12 | 78.36 | 29.13 | 0.8994 |
KDCS | 48.52 | 13.59 | 53.04 | 12.16 | 0.9990 |
SF-36 | |||||
 Physical functioning [10] | 29.02 | 26.42 | 18.89 | 22.27 | 0.0002** |
 Role limitations--physical [4] | 5.93 | 22.75 | 0.21 | 2.29 | 0.0033** |
 Pain [2] | 66.71 | 27.11 | 72.94 | 27.36 | 0.9791 |
 General health [5] | 37.95 | 15.23 | 39.66 | 37.13 | 0.8453 |
 Emotional well-being [5] | 50.82 | 11.33 | 52.85 | 10.37 | 0.9483 |
 Role limitations--emotional [3] | 6.07 | 22.71 | 0.55 | 4.29 | 0.0044** |
 Social function [2] | 61.56 | 22.79 | 59.21 | 24.95 | 0.1927 |
 Energy/fatigue [4] | 47.93 | 13.46 | 50.13 | 12.51 | 0.9296 |
PCS | 34.23 | 7.63 | 33.14 | 6.02 | 0.0957 |
MCS | 38.02 | 5.80 | 38.01 | 4.77 | 0.4866 |
OVERALL HEALTH SCORE | 40.43 | 6.20 | 41.71 | 4.42 | 0.9733 |