Doctor-led intensive diet education on health-related quality of life in patients with chronic renal failure and hyperphosphatemia

Table 1 General data comparison between patient groups

Group	Control group (n = 60)	Observation group (n = 60)
Male/female	35/25	33/27
Age (yr)	60.14 ± 8.23	59.96 ± 8.17
Dialysis time (mo)	12.86 ± 2.11	12.78 ± 2.53
Dialysis frequency (sub/w)	2.81 ± 0.56	2.78 ± 0.61
Dialysis duration (h/w)	10.52 ± 2.12	10.48 ± 2.25
Cause of renal failure (glomerulonephritis/hypertension/diabetes/others)	24/16/14/6	25/13/15/7
Education background (Junior and below/High and Junior/undergraduate and above)	12/35/13	10/34/16
Marriage status (Unwed/married/divorced)	6/47/7	9/46/5
Fee payment method (Medical care/Rural cooperative care/self-funded)	43/13/4	38/17/5