Relationship among symptoms, quality of life, and complementary and alternative medicines use among patients undergoing hemodialysis in French-speaking Switzerland

Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical data

		mean (SD)	N	%
Age		68.6 (13.1)
Sex
	Women		30	34.1
	Men		58	65.9
Civil status
	Single		12	13.6
	Married		47	53.4
	Separated/divorced		15	17.1
	Free union		1	1.1
	Widow		13	14.8
Activity status
	Inactive		18	20.4
	Working		10	11.4
	Retired		60	68.2
Children
	Yes		31	35.2
	No		57	64.8
Smoking status
	Former smoker		34	38.6
	Current smoker		10	11.4
	Non-smoker		44	50.0
Months in hemodialysis		45.0 (54.2)
Other methods of dialysis used
	Yes		9	10.2
	No		79	89.8
On transplantation waiting list
	Yes		37	42.0
	No		48	54.6
Medical treatments
	Antihypertensive		48	54.6
	Vitamins		34	38.6
	Iron supplements		23	26.1
	Painkiller		39	44.3
	Antidepressants		11	12.5
	Others		39	44.3
Comorbidities
	Cardiac insufficiency		11	12.5
	Arterial hypertension		49	55.7
	Diabetes		35	39.8
	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease		5	5.7
	Heart arrhythmia		16	18.2
	Legs arteritis		11	12.5
	Cancer		11	12.5
	Hepatitis		4	4.6

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