Table 1 Homogeneity of baseline characteristics between the groups

Age (yr)

Mean ± SD

59.72 ± 13.24

58.54 ± 11.13

0.48

0.14

Gender

Male

39 (76.47%)

33 (64.71%)

1.70

0.19

Female

12 (23.53%)

18 (35.29%)

-

-

Education level

Illiterate

8 (15.69%)

11 (21.57%)

1.097

0.57

≤ High school diploma

36 (70.59%)

31 (60.78%)

-

-

College

7 (13.72%)

9 (17.65%)

-

-

Marital status

Married

42 (82.35%)

41 (80.39%)

0.06

0.79

Unmarried/ Divorced/ Widowed

9 (17.65%)

10 (19.61%)

-

-

Living in

City

46 (90.20%)

45 (88.24%)

0.10

0.75

Village

5 (9.80%)

6 (11.76%)

-

-

Occupation

Public employee

1 (2%)

3 (5.9%)

9.48

0.09

worker

0 (0%)

2 (3.9%)

-

-

Homemaker

12 (23.5%)

16 (31.4%)

-

-

Freelancer

9 (17.6%)

5 (9.8%)

-

-

Retired

21 (41.2%)

11 (21.6%)

-

-

Jobless

8 (15.7%)

14 (27.5%)

-

-

Income

Low

8 (15.69%)

8 (15.69%)

0.30

0.85

Moderate

34 (66.66%)

36 (70.59%)

-

-

High

9 (7.65%)

7 (13.72%)

-

-

Etiology

Diabetes

3 (5.88%)

7 (13.72%)

5.35

0.25

Hypertension

20 (39.22%)

13 (25.49%)

-

-

Diabetes & Hypertension

18 (35.29%)

15 (29.41%)

-

-

Others

10 (19.61%)

15 (29.41%)

-

-

Duration of HD (yr)

Mean ± SD

3.84 ± 3.88

3.51 ± 2.76

0.50

0.65