Socio-demographic characteristics of patients.

Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of patients.

Variables	X ± SD	Number	Percent (%)
Age	59.17 ± 14.84
Number of Children	3.77 ± 2.69
Duration to Undergo Hemodialysis (Years)	5.87 ± 5.00
Gender
Female		147	40.5
Male		216	59.5
Marital Status
Married		271	74.7
Single		37	10.2
Divorced		55	15.2
Educational Level
Non-literate		95	26.2
Literate		50	13.8
Primary		116	32.0
Secondary		75	20.7
Higher education and above		27	7.4
Economic status
High		26	7.2
Medium		138	38.0
Low		199	54.8
Employment status
Employed		17	4.7
Unemployed		185	51.0
Retired		161	44.4
Meeting his/her own needs
Able		250	68.9
Unable		113	31.1
The presence of chronic disease other than CRF
There is a chronic disease		285	78.5
There is no chronic disease		78	21.5
Total		363	100

*More than one answer was given, X ± SD: Mean ± Std. Deviation.