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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the population (n = 251)

From: Cognitive impairment and depression in a population of patients with chronic kidney disease in Colombia: a prevalence study

 

CI no (n = 123)

CI yes (n = 128)

Total (n = 251)

p value

n

%

n

%

n

%

Age, years, mean (SD)

75.3

(7.2)

77.4

(8.6)

76.4

(7.9)

0.023

Males, n (%)

86

(69.9)

82

(64.1)

168

(66.9)

0.324

Females, n (%)

37

(30.1)

46

(35.9)

83

(33.1)

Years of school attendance

 

 None

4

(3.3)

3

(2.3)

7

(2.8)

0.000

 1–4 years

30

(24.4)

28

(21.9)

58

(23.1)

 5–9 years

32

(26.0)

71

(55.5)

103

(41.0)

 ≥ 10 years

57

(46.3)

26

(20.3)

83

(33.1)

Occupation, n (%)

 

 Current worker

16

(13.0)

14

(10.9)

30

(12.0)

0.037

 Retired

74

(60.2)

59

(46.1)

133

(53.0)

 Home

32

(26.0)

54

(42.2)

86

(34.3)

 Unemployed

1

(0.8)

1

(0.8)

2

(0.8)

Civil status, n (%)

 

 Single

20

(16.3)

9

(7.0)

29

(11.6)

0.011

 Living with a partner

5

(4.1)

6

(4.7)

11

(4.4)

 Married

72

(58.5)

63

(49.2)

135

(53.8)

 Widowed

23

(18.7)

46

(35.9)

69

(27.5)

 Divorced

3

(2.4)

4

(3.1)

7

(2.8)