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World J Nephrol. Dec 25, 2025; 14(4): 111639
Published online Dec 25, 2025. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i4.111639
Published online Dec 25, 2025. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i4.111639
Table 3 Categorical variables, n (%)
| Variable | Category | |
| Sex | Female | 46 (29.3) |
| Male | 111 (70.7) | |
| Marital status | Unmarried | 13 (8.3) |
| Married | 144 (91.7) | |
| Hypertension | No | 44 (28.0) |
| Yes | 112 (71.3) | |
| Missing | 1 (0.6) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | No | 110 (70.1) |
| Yes | 47 (29.9) | |
| Access type | Arteriovenous fistulas | 142 (90.4) |
| Catheter | 15 (9.6) | |
| Iron injection | No | 34 (21.7) |
| Yes | 123 (78.3) | |
| Recent hospitalization | No | 146 (93.0) |
| Yes | 11 (7.0) |
- Citation: Pichumani A, Kodaganallur Parthasarathi P, Mani N, Damal Kandadai S, Rathakrishnan D, Moka MK, Sundar L, George M. Dialysis Symptom Index: Patient-reported outcome measures study of dialysis patients in low resource settings in India. World J Nephrol 2025; 14(4): 111639
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-6124/full/v14/i4/111639.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5527/wjn.v14.i4.111639