Comparison of the health-related quality of life of end stage kidney disease patients on hemodialysis and non-hemodialysis management in Uganda

Table 4 Multiple linear regression analysis of factors associated with low Quality of life scores

Parameter	KDCS			PCS			MCS
Parameter	Beta	p-value	95% CI	Beta	p-value	95% CI	Beta	p-value	95% CI
Gender
Male	−0.119	0.938	[−3.12, 2.88]	−0.735	0.400	[− 2.45, 0.98]	− 0.447	0.519	[−1.81, 0.92]
Education level
Primary	0.854	0.778	[−5.11, 6.82]	2.017	0.236	[−1.32, 5.35]	1.741	0.198	[−0.91, 4.39]
Secondary	−0.343	0.907	[−6.13, 5.44]	2.025	0.223	[−1.24, 5.29]	1.668	0.206	[−0.92, 4.26]
Post-Secondary	2.050	0.513	[−4.11, 8.21]	2.564	0.144	[−0.88, 6.01]	1.961	0.159	[−0.78, 4.69]
Occupation
Unemployed	−4.150	0.128	[−9.49, 1.19]	1.213	0.454	[−1.97, 4.39]	0.405	0.753	[−2.12, 2.93]
Main source of income
My job	2.896	0.100	[−0.56, 6.35]	2.279	0.026*	[0.27, 4.29]	0.981	0.228	[−0.62, 2.58]
Savings/others	−1.199	0.542	[−5.06, 2.67]	0.093	0.933	[−2.09, 2.28]	0.128	0.885	[−1.61, 1.87]
Bread winner
No	−6.253	<.001*	[−9.48, −3.02]	−1.678	0.070	[−3.49, 0.13]	−1.023	0.164	[−2.46, 0.42]
Stroke
No	1.741	0.664	[−6.13, 9.62]	−1.429	0.575	[−6.44, 3.58]	−1.075	0.595	[−5.06, 2.90]
Diabetes
No	0.381	0.806	[−2.67, 3.43]	1.363	0.122	[−0.37, 3.09]	−1.072	0.126	[−2.45, 0.30]
Type of patients
Haemodialysis	3.306	0.032*	[0.29, 6.32]	−1.193	0.176	[−2.92, 0.54]	−0.157	0.822	[−1.53, 1.22]

*significant at p < .05; KDCS Kidney disease composite summary, SF Short Form health survey, MCS Mental composite summary, PCS Physical composite summary

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