| Sex | Male | 98 | 38(38.8) | 60(61.2) | 2.92 | .087 |
| Female | 67 | 35(52.2) | 32(47.8) |
| Marital status | Unmarried | 19 | 7(36.8) | 12(63.2) | 0.51 | .775 |
| Married | 116 | 52(44.8) | 64(55.2) |
| Divorce/Separation/ Bereavement | 30 | 14(46.7) | 16(53.3) |
| Education level | ≤Middle school | 51 | 36(70.6) | 15(29.4) | 21.13 | <.001 |
| High school | 66 | 23(34.8) | 43(65.2) |
| ≥College | 48 | 14(29.2) | 34(70.8) |
| Employed | No | 115 | 58(50.4) | 57(49.6) | 5.90 | .015 |
| Yes | 50 | 15(30.0) | 35(70.0) |
| Decision Methods in AD | Oneself | 46 | 16(34.8) | 30(65.2) | 3.55 | .178 |
| Family consultation | 115 | 54(47.0) | 61(53.0) |
| Etc | 4 | 3(75.0) | 1(25.0) |
| Hemodialysis period(year) | < 1 | 52 | 24(46.2) | 28(53.8) | 0.35 | .950 |
| 1~< 3 | 44 | 18(40.9) | 26(59.1) |
| 3~< 5 | 30 | 14(46.7) | 16(53.3) |
| ≥ 5 | 39 | 17(43.6) | 22(56.4) |
| A person who helps with dialysis | Parents | 16 | 8(50.0) | 8(50.0) | 9.01 | .109 |
| Spouse | 71 | 30(42.3) | 41(57.7) |
| Children/grandchildren | 28 | 18(64.3) | 10(35.7) |
| Caregivers | 32 | 9(28.1) | 23(71.9) |
| Friends | 11 | 4(36.4) | 7(63.6) |
| Etc | 7 | 4(57.1) | 3(42.9) |
| Subjective health status | Bad(0~≤ 2) | 30 | 13(43.3) | 17(56.7) | 4.94 | .085 |
| Moderate(3~≤ 7) | 122 | 58(47.5) | 64(52.5) |
| Good(8~≤ 10) | 13 | 2(15.4) | 11(84.6) |
| Hemodialysis treatments at the end of life | Yes | 37 | 20(54.1) | 17(45.9) | 22.88 | <.001 |
| No | 91 | 26(28.6) | 65(71.4) |
| Unsure | 37 | 27(73.0) | 10(27.0) |