Research Article
Adequacy of Hemodialysis and Its Associated Factors among Patients Undergoing Chronic Hemodialysis in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Table 2
Demographic and clinical factors associated with inadequate hemodialysis.
| | Factors | URR | value | Kt/V | value | | Inadequate (%) | Adequate (%) | Inadequate (%) | Adequate (%) |
| | Age (years) | | | | | | | | <40 | 19 (70.4) | 8 (29.6) | 0.657 | 15 (55.6) | 12 (44.4) | 0.435 | | ≥40 | 75 (64.7) | 41 (35.3) | | 69 (59.5) | 47 (40.5) | | | Sex | | | | | | | | Male | 66 (70.2) | 28 (29.8) | 0.139 | 61 (65.6) | 32 (34.4) | 0.048 | | Female | 28 (57.1) | 21 (42.9) | | 24 (48.0) | 26 (52.0) | | | Education level | | | | | | | | No formal education | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | 0.741 | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | 0.957 | | Primary | 21 (63.6) | 12 (36.4) | | 20 (58.8) | 14 (41.2) | | | Secondary | 39 (62.8) | 23 (37.2) | | 35 (57.4) | 26 (42.6) | | | College/University | 31 (72.1) | 12 (27.9) | | 27 (62.8) | 16 (37.2) | | | Body mass index (kg/m2) | | | | | | | | Underweight (<18.5) | 10 (71.4) | 4 (28.6) | 0.932 | 10 (66.7) | 5 (33.3) | 0.963 | | Normal (18.5–24.9) | 54 (66.7) | 27 (33.3) | | 48 (59.3) | 33 (40.7) | | | Overweight (25–29.9) | 25 (62.5) | 15 (37.5) | | 22 (56.4) | 17 (43.6) | | | Obese (>30) | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.5) | | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.5) | | | Underlying disease | | | | | | | | Hypertension alone | 54 (64.3) | 30 (35.7) | 0.381 | 48 (57.1) | 36 (42.9) | 0.832 | | Diabetes alone | 11 (57.9) | 8 (42.1) | | 10 (55.6) | 8 (44.4) | | | Hypertension and diabetes | 20 (66.7) | 10 (33.3) | | 19 (63.3) | 11 (36.7) | | | Others | 9 (90.0) | 1 (10.0) | | 7 (70.0) | 3 (30.0) | |
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