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Table 1 Sex-based demographic characteristics presented in numbers (n) and percentages (%)

From: Sex-based variations in the nutritional and functional status of hemodialysis patients in Palestine: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Males

(n = 117)

Females

(n = 71)

Total

(n = 188)

n

%

n

%

n

%

Marital status

Married

100

85.5

35

49.3

135

71.8

Single

17

14.5

36

50.7

53

28.2

Educational level

Primary education

44

37.6

47

66.2

91

48.4

Secondary education

48

41.0

15

21.1

63

33.5

Diploma

8

6.8

3

4.2

11

5.9

Bachelor’s degree or above

17

14.5

6

8.5

23

12.2

Place of residence

City

56

47.9

29

40.8

85

45.2

Camp/village

61

52.1

42

59.2

103

54.8

Employment status

Employed

33

28.2

4

5.6

37

19.7

Unemployed

84

71.8

67

94.4

151

80.3

Monthly income

< 1500 NIS

47

40.2

38

53.5

85

45.2

1500–3000 NIS

48

41.0

20

28.2

68

36.2

> 3000 NIS

22

18.8

13

18.3

35

18.6

  1. NIS: New Israeli Shekel