Socio-Demographic and Behavioral Characteristics of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
A total of 302 people responded to the study, giving it a 93.5% response rate. The mean age of the participants in the study was 44±15.03 years. More than half of the participants 167 (55.3%) were male, while the majority of the participants 190 (62.9%) were married. A total of 199 people (65.5%) had a normal BMI. Of a total 302 respondents most of the participants 243 (80.5%) did not smoke cigarette. Aside from alcohol use, 97 (32.1%) of the total 302 respondents drank alcohol, and 280 (92.7%) of the respondents did not engage in regular physical activity (Table 1).
Table 1 Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Patients with Chronic Kidney Diseases Attending in Saint Paul Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Based on Sociodemographic and Behavioral Characteristics (n=302)