Characteristics of Xerosis, Pruritus, and Pallor in Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis at Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung

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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of Study Population

Variables	Total (n=139)
	n=	%
Gender
Male	70	50.4%
Female	69	49.6%
Age (years), mean (SD), range	47.6 (11.8), 19–76
Age groups
18–44	56	40.3%
45–64	72	51.8%
≥65	11	7.9%
Employment status
Employed	43	30.9%
Unemployed	96	69.1%
Housewife	55	57.3%
Hemodialysis duration (months), median (IQR), range	48 (96.0–24.0), 3–228
Hemodialysis duration groups
≥18 months	106	76.3%
<18 months	33	23.7%

Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range.

Table 2 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Xerosis

Variables	Xerosis (n=84)
	n=	(%)
Gender
Male (n=70)	46	65.7%
Female (n=69)	38	55.1%
Age groups
18–44 (n=56)	30	53.6%
45–64 (n=72)	45	62.5%
≥65 (n=11)	9	81.8%
Employment status
Employed (n=43)	27	62.8%
Unemployed (n=96)	57	59.4%
Housewife (n=55)	30	54.5%
Hemodialysis duration
≥18 months (n=106)	63	59.4%
<18 months (n=33)	21	63.6%
Xerosis (n=84)
ODS score, median (IQR)	1 (1.0–1.0)
ODS score, scores (degree)
1 (mild)	65	77.4%
2 (moderate)	16	19.0%
3 (severe)	2	2.4%
4 (very severe)	1	1.2%
Lesion location
Chest	2	2.4%
Back	6	7.1%
Forearms	28	33.3%
Legs	84	100%
Lesion distribution
Localized	55	65.5%
Generalized	29	34.5%

Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; ODS, overall dry skin.

Table 3 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Pruritus

Variables	Pruritus (n=56)
	n=	(%)
Gender
Male (n=70)	28	40%
Female (n=69)	28	40.6%
Age groups
18–44 (n=56)	17	30.4%
45–64 (n=72)	31	43.1%
≥65 (n=11)	8	72.7%
Employment status
Employed (n=43)	13	30.2%
Unemployed (n=96)	43	44.8%
Housewife (n=55)	25	45.4%
Hemodialysis duration
≥18 months (n=106)	45	42.4%
<18 months (n=33)	11	33.3%
Pruritus (n=56)
VAS score, median (IQR)	5 (7.5–3.0)
VAS score, ranges (degree)
>0-<3 (mild)	7	12.5%
≥3-<7 (moderate)	33	58.9%
≥7-<9 (severe)	9	16.1%
≥9 (very severe)	7	12.5%

Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; VAS, visual analogue scale.

Table 4 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Pallor

Variables	Pallor (n=83)
	n=	(%)
Gender
Male (n=70)	36	51.4%
Female (n=69)	47	68.1%
Age groups
18–44 (n=56)	34	60.7%
45–64 (n=72)	43	59.7%
≥65 (n=11)	6	54.5%
Employment status
Employed (n=43)	25	58.1%
Unemployed (n=96)	58	60.4%
Housewife (n=55)	36	65.4%
Hemodialysis duration
≥18 months (n=106)	61	57.5%
<18 months (n=33)	22	66.7%
Pallor (n=83)
Hemoglobin, median (IQR)	8.4 (8.9–7.9)
Hemoglobin, groups
<10 g/dl	77	92.8%
≥10 g/dl	6	7.2%

Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.