Table 1

- Hemodialysis patients and healthy controls characteristics.

VariablesHemodialysis patients (n=174)Healthy controls (n=91)Total (n=265)
Age group
18- 30 years8 (4.60)29 (31.9)37 (14.0)
31- 40 years16 (9.20)27 (29.7)43 (16.2)
41- 50 years72 (41.4)32 (35.2)104 (39.2)
>50 years78 (44.8)3 (3.30)81 (30.6)
Gender
Male107 (61.5)48 (52.7)155 (58.5)
Female67 (38.5)43 (47.3)110 (41.5)
Cause of renal failure§
Hypertension144 (82.8)-144 (82.8)
Diabetes mellitus60 (34.5)60 (34.5)
Hypertension+ Diabetes mellitus41 (23.6)41 (23.6)
Others11 (6.32)11 (6.32)

Numbers presented in table are frequencies (percentages).

  • § total number of observations is not equal to 174.

  • Other causes of renal failure include kidney stones, systemic lupus erythematosus, glomerulonephritis, renal hypoplasia.