Table 3: Laboratory data correlation with KDQOL.
*p<0.05, **p<0.01.
Dimension K Ca P Creatinine Albumin Hct
General health .201 .167 .136 .316 .232 -.056
Physical functioning .478** .467** .285 .694** .523** .287
Role limitations--physical .093 .026 .013 .199 .172 .077
Role limitations--emotional .234 .304 .090 .354 .449* .132
Pain .247 .183 .147 .347 .284 .044
Social function .259 .207 .170 .416* .241 -.101
Emotional well-being .415* .285 .211 .415* .552** .043
Energy/fatigue .341 .318 .242 .464** .437* -.047
Burden of kidney disease .306 .220 .285 .215 .378* -.083
Cognitive function .468** .314 .294 .495** .389* -.092
Quality of social interaction .454* .184 .386* .384* .308 -.169
Symptom/problem list .170 .284 .194 .347 .201 -.016
Effects of kidney disease .363* .197 .277 .386* .551** .064
Sexual function .090 .159 .417 .197 .507 -.030
Sleep .143 .180 .240 .071 .524** -.246
Social support .473** .245 .388* .251 .521** -.202
Work status .317 .085 .185 .312 .244 .281
Patient satisfaction -.219 -.188 .114 -.066 -.519** -.374*
Dialysis staff encouragement -.329 -.334 .087 -.103 -.383* -.458*
Self Efficacy .630** .371* .487** .546** .494** .178
Health Care .623** .480** .517** .427* .608** .419*
Age -.325 -.261 -.297 -.382* -.481** -.260
Dialysis year .390* .145 .179 .438* .202 .393*