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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of CKD patients in two selected hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018

From: Patients with chronic kidney disease are not well adhered to dietary recommendations: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Frequency

Sex

Male

79 (79%)

Female

21 (21%)

Age

< 40

30 (30%)

41–49

23 (23%)

50–59

25 (25%)

60–69

18 (18%)

> = 70

4 (4%)

Residence

Urban

90 (90%)

Rural

10 (10%)

Religion

Orthodox

63 (63%)

Muslim

29 (29%)

Protestant

7 (7%)

Catholic

1 (1%)

Marital status

Single

29 (29%)

Married/living together

60 (60%)

Divorced

8 (8%)

Widowed

3 (3%)

Educational level

No formal education

7 (7%)

Primary

15 (15%)

Secondary

28 (28%)

More than secondary

50 (50%)

Occupation

Professional/technical

32 (32%)

Clerical

8 (8%)

Sales and services

38 (38%)

Skilled manual

1 (1%)

Unskilled manual

2 (2%)

Agriculture

5 (5%)

Other

14 (14%)