Stroke-free status and depression scores among Saudi dialysis patients

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographic data.

Age (years)	50.5 ± 14.8
Sex (males)	65.5%
Duration on dialysis (months)	64.5 ± 70.8
Education: illiterate/primaryintermediate/secondary/college	30%/34.8%/20.9%/13.5%
Mean Activity Scores	1–5 = 13.2%/10 = 86.8%
Employed, student, retired. unemployed	18%, 1.3%, 18. 2%, 62.3%
Dialysis type (1) hemodialysis (2) peritoneal dialysis	(1) 94.6% (2) 5.4%
History of diabetes mellitus	36.4%
History of hypertension	87.1%
History of coronary artery disease	17.6%
History of peripheral vascular disease	15.3%
Vascular access (Catheter/AVF/AVG)	21.1%, 73.9% 4%
Pre-dialysis SBP	143.5 ± 25.1 mmHg
Pre-dialysis DBP	95.1 ± 14.3 mmHg
Pre-dialysis weight	68.4 ± 20 kg
Kt/V	1.7
Albumin	3.5 ± 2 g/L
Hemoglobin	11 ± 6 mg%

Table 2. The Questionnaire for Verifying Stroke-Free Status.

		Yes (%)
1	Were you ever told by a physician that you had a stroke?	5.2
2	Were you ever told by a physician that you had a TIA, ministroke, or TIA?	5
3	Is there any evidence of the patient’s file that he/she had a stroke	0.2
4	Have you ever had sudden painless weakness on one side of your body?	11.3
5	Have you ever had sudden numbness or a dead feeling on one side of your body?	10.7
6	Have you ever had sudden painless loss of vision in one or both eyes?	8.9
7	Have you ever suddenly lost the ability to understand what people were saying?	5.7
8	Have you ever suddenly lost the ability to express yourself verbally or in writing?	5.9

Table 3. Freeform from stroke and depression.

	Depressed	Non-depressed	p
Possible stroke	74/269(27.5%)	51/250 (20.4%)	0.036
Stroke free	195/269 (72.5%)	199/250 (79.6%)

Table 4. The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS).

	Yes (%)
Are you basically satisfied with your life	8.9
Have you dropped many of your activities and interests?	65.5
Do you feel that your life is empty?	37.6
Do you often get bored?	52.2
Are you in good spirits most of the time?	27
Are you afraid that something bad is going to happen to you?	28
Do you feel happy most of the time?	43.2
Do you often feel helpless?	38.2
Do you prefer to stay at home, rather than going out and doing new things?	54.4
Do you feel you have more problems with memory than most?	24.7
Do you think it is wonderful to be alive now?	11.9
Do you feel worthless the way you are now?	30.6
Do you feel full of energy?	65.4
Do you feel that your situation is hopeless?	29.4
Do you think that most people are better off than you are?	35.9