Table 5 Relation between symptoms presence and CAM use, and HD patients’ QoL (overall health)

Intercept

3.52

0.011

4.01

0.004

Symptoms, number

-0.16

 < 0.001

-0.16

 < 0.001

CAM profile 1

xxx

xxx

0.72

0.149

CAM profile 2

xxx

xxx

0.39

0.470

CAM profile 3

xxx

xxx

0.65

0.087

CAM profile 4

xxx

xxx

-0.27

0.517

CAM use, yes

0.38

0.199

xxx

xxx

Age, years

≈0.00

0.865

-0.01

0.774

Gender, male

0.48

0.139

0.51

0.108

Civil status, separated

0.08

0.885

-0.19

0.723

Civil status, free union

-0.25

0.601

-0.63

0.217

Civil status, widow

0.42

0.499

0.13

0.841

Work status, inactive

0.03

0.960

0.03

0.956

Work status, retired

0.06

0.897

0.19

0.711

Children, yes

0.30

0.380

0.49

0.159

Smoking status, old smoker

-0.32

0.339

-0.35

0.283

Smoking status, current smoker

0.32

0.539

0.31

0.544

Months in hemodialysis

≈0.00

0.749

≈0.00

0.665

Other method of dialysis, yes

-0.12

0.831

≈0.00

0.996

On transplantation waiting list, yes

-0.30

0.412

-0.45

0.224

Use of antihypertensive, yes

0.01

0.977

0.06

0.898

Use of vitamins, yes

-0.22

0.588

-0.17

0.695

Use of iron complements, yes

0.22

0.561

0.19

0.637

Use of painkiller, yes

0.01

0.967

-0.09

0.788

Use of antidepressants, yes

-0.22

0.602

-0.33

0.449

Use of others treatments, yes

-0.14

0.613

-0.14

0.613

Cardiac insufficiency, present

0.25

0.560

0.14

0.747

Arterial hypertension, present

0.32

0.468

0.42

0.356

Diabetes, present

-0.34

0.239

-0.20

0.484

COPD, present

1.08

0.077

1.19

0.068

Heart arrhythmia, present

0.26

0.474

0.27

0.474

Legs arteritis, present

0.14

0.763

0.33

0.484

Cancer, present

0.08

0.883

0.31

0.550

Hepatitis, present

-0.01

0.989

-0.07

0.920

N = 85

N = 85

Adjusted R-squared = 0.21

Adjusted R-squared = 0.24