Table 1

- Patient characteristics for the 214 hemodialysis-receiving patients included in our study.

VariablesTotalGenderP-values*
FemaleMale
Age (in years)
≤3753 (25.0)18 (34.0)35 (66.0)0.089
38-5258 (27.0)33 (57.0)25 (43.0)
53-6357 (27.0)23 (40.0)34 (60.0)
≥6446 (21.0)19 (41.0)27 (59.0)
IgG COVID-19 antibodies
Positive33 (15.0)12 (36.0)21 (64.0)0.371
Negative181 (85.0)81 (45.0)100 (55.0)
DM
Yes89 (42.0)33 (37.0)56 (63.0)0.112
No125 (58.0)60 (48.0)65 (52.0)
HTN
Yes185 (86.0)83 (45.0)102 (55.0)0.294
No29 (14.0)10 (35.0)19 (65.0)
IHD
Yes16 (8.0)6 (37.0)10 (63.0)0.617
No198 (92.0)87 (44.0)111 (56.0)
Other comorbidities
Yes35 (16.0)14 (40.0)21 (60.0)0.652
No179 (84.0)79 (44.0)100 (56.0)
  • Values are presented as numbers and precentages (%). *Chi-square test. COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019, DM: diabetes mellitus, HTN: hypertension, IHD: ischemic heart disease