International Journal of Nephrology / 2011 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Depressive Symptomatology in Children and Adolescents with Chronic Renal Insufficiency Undergoing Chronic Dialysis Table 1 Correlation of high occurrence of depressive symptoms (score above 21 according to Birleson Scale) and absence of depressive symptomatology (score below 13) with clinical, demographic, and social variables.
Variable
High occurrence of depressive symptoms
Absence of depressive symptoms P n % n % Gender Female 7 100 19 61.29 0.04 Male 0 0 12 38.71 Provenance Lima 5 71.43 17 54.84 0.82 Other cities 2 28.57 14 45.16 Attending school Yes 1 4.35 14 60.87 0.2 No 6 13.64 17 38.64 Relationship age/level of education Yes 4 57.14 13 41.94 0.18 No 3 42.86 18 58.06 Are you currently employed? Yes 0 0 4 80 0.49 No 7 11.29 27 43.55 Socioeconomic level Extreme poverty 3 9.38 15 46.88 0.4 No extreme poverty 4 17.39 8 34.78 No poverty 0 0 8 66.67 Family Two-parent home 4 8.51 19 40.43 0.28 One-parent home 2 15.38 8 61.54 Others 1 14.29 4 57.14 Anemia Yes 6 11.11 1 7.69 0.16 No 22 40.74 9 69.23 Renal osteodystrophy Yes 2 28.57 22 70.97 0.16 No 5 71.43 9 29.03 Dialysis type Hemodialysis 2 8.33 13 54.17 0.65 Peritoneal dialysis 5 11.63 18 41.86 Peritonitis Yes 1 5 8 40 0.47 No 4 17.39 10 43.48 Nutritional status Eutrophic 0 0 4 100 0.4 Mild chronic malnutrition 2 16.67 6 50 Moderate chronic malnutrition 2 8.7 9 39.13 Severe chronic malnutrition 3 10.71 12 42.86 Kt /V Acceptable 5 71.43 23 74.19 0.45 Not acceptable 2 28.57 8 25.81 Friend to confide in Yes 0 0 17 54.84 0.03 No 7 100 14 45.16