Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants according to IES-R-K score
From: Post-traumatic stress symptoms in hemodialysis patients with MERS-CoV exposure
Variables | IES-R-K≧18 N = 12 | IES-R-K < 18 N = 55 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 59.4 ± 11.4 | 63.3 ± 13.3 | 0.4 |
Female, N (%) | 7 (58.3) | 14 (25.5) | 0.03 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 22.7 ± 4.2 | 23.0 ± 3.1 | 0.8 |
Hemodialysis duration (months) | 47.2 ± 46.4 | 62.1 ± 62.6 | 0.4 |
Diabetes, N (%) | 7 (58.3) | 24 (43.6) | 0.4 |
Previous cardiovascular disease, N (%) | 1 (8.3) | 2 (3.6) | 0.5 |
Marital statusa | |||
Married | 6 (75) | 31 (81.6) | 0.7 |
Single or divorced | 2 (25) | 7 (18.4 | |
History of psychiatric consultationa | 1 (12.5) | 1 (2.6) | 0.2 |
Family history of psychopathologya | 0 (0) | 1 (2.6) | 0.6 |
Laboratory data | |||
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 10.2 ± 1.2 | 10.4 ± 1.0 | 0.7 |
Albumin (g/dl) | 3.8 ± 0.5 | 3.7 ± 0.5 | 0.7 |
hsCRP (mg/dl) | 4.0 ± 5.7 | 5.6 ± 8.0 | 0.7 |
Isolation | |||
Single room isolation, N (%) | 9 (75) | 31 (56.4) | 0.3 |
Cohort isolation, N (%) | 3 (25) | 16 (29.1) | |
Self-quarantine, N (%) | 0 (0) | 8 (14.5) | |
Isolation duration (days) | 13.0 ± 2.8 | 15.2 ± 3.0 | 0.02 |