|
Characteristics
|
HDS user (n=189)
|
Non user (n=232)
|
χ
2
p-value
|
|---|
|
Age
| | |
0.334
|
|
≤ 60
|
62 (32.8%)
|
66 (28.4%)
| |
|
> 60
|
127 (67.2%)
|
166 (71.6%)
| |
|
Gender
| | |
0.708
|
|
Male
|
89 (47.1%)
|
105 (45.3%)
| |
|
Female
|
100 (52.9%)
|
127 (54.7%)
| |
|
Education
| | |
0.862
|
|
Less than secondary school
|
104 (55.3%)
|
130 (56.0%)
| |
|
Secondary school
|
27 (14.4%)
|
40 (17.2%)
| |
|
Vocational degree
|
14 (7.4%)
|
15 (6.5%)
| |
|
Undergraduate degree
|
34 (18.1%)
|
35 (15.1%)
| |
|
Higher than undergraduate degree
|
9 (4.8%)
|
12 (5.2%)
| |
|
Address
| | |
0.186
|
|
Capital city
|
60 (31.7%)
|
88 (37.9%)
| |
|
Rural areas
|
129 (68.3%)
|
144 (62.1%)
| |
|
Smoking status
| | |
0.812
|
|
Never
|
122 (64.6%)
|
147 (63.4%)
| |
|
Former
|
59 (31.2%)
|
72 (31.0%)
| |
|
Current
|
8 (4.2%)
|
13 (5.6%)
| |
|
Alcoholic consumption
| | |
0.080
|
|
Never
|
119 (63.3%)
|
121 (52.4%)
| |
|
Former
|
60 (31.9%)
|
96 (41.5%)
| |
|
Current
|
9 (4.8%)
|
14 (6.1%)
| |
|
Stages of CKD
| | |
0.936
|
|
3
|
133 (70.4%)
|
164 (70.7%)
| |
|
4
|
49 (25.9%)
|
58 (25.0%)
| |
|
5
|
7 (3.7%)
|
10 (4.3%)
| |
|
Medication adherence**
| |
0.015*
|
|
Low
|
61 (32.3%)
|
47 (20.2%)
| |
|
Medium
|
79 (41.8%)
|
122 (52.6%)
| |
|
High
|
49 (25.9%)
|
63 (27.2%)
| |
- * Statistically significant at p < 0.05; ** Medication adherence was measured using the Thai version of 8-Item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale; Low, medium and high adherence was defined as MMAS < 6, 6 < MMAS < 8, MMAS = 8, respectively.
