Psychological review of hemodialysis patients and kidney transplant recipients during the COVID-19 pandemic

Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical data

Characteristic	HD group, n = 89	KT group, n = 36	P value
Age in yr	54.75 ± 15.43	44.54 ± 9.93	< 0.001
Sex
Male	42	22	0.225
Female	47	14
Occupational status
Permanent job	7	8	0.101
Temporary job	5	2
Unemployed	77	26
Marital status
Single	40	12	0.321
Married	49	24
Level of educational
Low	36	2	< 0.001
Middle	42	14
High	11	20
Social network
Support available	69	22	0.1
Not available	20	14
Smoking	14	5	0.999
Alcohol consumption	2	1	0.999
Comorbidities	68	20	0.028
ESRD duration in yr	8.9 ± 7.23	15.2 ± 6.4	< 0.001
Transplant follow-up in yr	-	8.23 ± 5.15	-
Creatinine in mg/dL	8.64 ± 1.36	1.37 ± 0.52	< 0.001
Urea in mg/dL	212.72 ± 71.13	45.1 ± 18.83	< 0.001
Albumin in g/L	4.17 ± 0.36	4.43 ± 0.31	< 0.001
Phosphorus in mg/dL	5.29 ± 1.38	3.38 ± 0.8	< 0.001
Parathyroid hormone in ng/L	690.63 ± 580.97	84.22 ± 58.65	< 0.001
Calcium in mg/dL	7.78 ± 0.83	9.38 ± 0.58	< 0.001
Hemoglobin in g/dL	10.43 ± 1.61	13.01 ± 2.02	< 0.001
Previous psychiatric diagnosis	21	10	0.794
Active psychiatric treatment	9	4	0.999
Non-compliance with treatment	5	20	< 0.001

ESRD: End-stage renal disease; HD: Hemodialysis; KT: Kidney transplantation.