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Table 4 Relation between fatigue severity and characteristics of patients with CKD

From: Fatigue assessment and its predictors in pediatric patients with chronic kidney disease stages III to V

 

Less severe (n=62)

More severea (n=52)

P value

N

%

N

%

CKD staging

 III/IV

41

66.1%

0

0%

< 0.001*

 V

21

33.9%

52

100%

Anemia

 Yes

49

79%

35

67.3%

0.157

 No

13

21%

17

32.7%

Hemodialysis

 Yes

21

33.9%

52

100%

< 0.001*

 No

41

66.1%

0

0%

Peritoneal dialysis

 Yes

19

30.6%

51

98.1%

< 0.001*

 No

43

69.4%

1

1.9%

HCV

 Positive

2

3.2%

11

21.2%

0.003*

 Negative

60

96.8%

41

78.8%

  1. *Significant p value < 0.05
  2. aMore severe patients are those with FSS >5.8 (the median score). (the median score) . More severe fatigue is significantly correlated with CKD V patients, those on hemodialysis, and whom had at least one peritonial dialysis session