Research Article

The Association of Sleep Quality and Vitamin D Levels in Hemodialysis Patients

Table 1

Baseline and clinical characteristics between good and poor sleepers.

CharacteristicsGood sleepersPoor sleepers value

Numbers (%)29 (36.30%)51 (63.7%)0.294a
Age (years old)0.567
Gender
 Men21 (72.4%)31 (60.8%)0.211a
 Women8 (27.6%)20 (39.2%)
Weight (kg)0.489
Hemoglobin (g/dl)0.406
Vitamin D (ng/ml)0.101
Calcium (mg/dl)0.530
Phosphate (mg/dl)0.135
0.121
PTH (pg/ml)337 (54–932)367 (72–1298)0.430b
Duration of HD (months)5.50 (0–15)4 (1–20)0.560b
Mode of HD
AV fistula18 (62.1%)35 (68.6%)0.332a
CVC10 (34.5%)16 (31.4%)
AV graft1 (3.4%)0 (0.0%)
Causes of ESRD
ADPKD1 (3.4%)1 (2.0%)0.091a
CIN3 (10.3%)0 (0.0%)
DM0 (0.0%)2 (6.9%)
HTN16 (55.2%)30 (58.8%)
HTN+DM9 (31.0%)18 (35.3%)

Abbreviations: ADPKD: autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; AV fistula: arteriovenous fistula; AV graft: arteriovenous graft; CIN: chronic interstitial nephritis; CVC: central venous catheter; DM: diabetes mellitus; ESRD: end-stage renal disease; HD: hemodialysis; HTN: hypertension; PTH: parathyroid hormone. The quantity data are expressed as . aNumbers (%), chi-square test. bMedian (min–max), Mann–Whitney test.