Table 1 Main clinical characteristics of the study participants
|  | Hemodialysis patients (n = 94) |
|---|---|
Male/female | 54/40 |
Age | 62.98 ± 17.94 |
Education | 11.98 ± 4.98 |
Dialytic vintage in months | 76.55 ± 84.89 |
Clinical laboratory variables | |
 Azotemia | 98.62 ± 36.21 |
 Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | 9.59 ± 2.68 |
 Glycemia | 99.81 ± 35.91 |
 Calcium (g/dL) | 9.04 ± 0.95 |
 Phosphorus (g/dL) | 5.63 ± 1.71 |
 Serum albumin (g/dL) | 3.63 ± 0.38 |
 Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.21 ± 1.21 |
 Hematocrit (%) | 35.21 ± 3.99 |
 Kt/V | 1.47 ± 0.29 |
 Body Mass Index | 23.93 ± 4.09 |
Questionnaire results | |
 BDI-II | 11.21 ± 9.04 |
 STAI State | 39.40 ± 11.65 |
 STAI Trait | 43.10 ± 9.52 |
 FSS | 46.58 ± 13.43 |
 BIS | 22.96 ± 4.88 |
 BAS total | 40.93 ± 9.19 |
 BAS Reward Responsiveness | 17.82 ± 3.84 |
 BAS Drive | 11.82 ± 3.61 |
 BAS Fun Seeking | 11.31 ± 3.33 |