Factor |  | PDAP group (n = 172) | Control group (n = 159) | X2 | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 97 (56.40) | 101 (63.52) | 1.746 | 0.186 |
 | Female | 75 (43.60) | 58 (36.48) |  |  |
Occupation | Unemployed | 36 (20.93) | 43 (27.05) | 25.567 | < 0.001 |
 | Farmer | 102 (59.30) | 52 (32.70) |  |  |
 | Office workers | 18 (10.47) | 34 (21.38) |  |  |
 | Self-employed | 16 (9.30) | 30 (18.87) |  |  |
Annual household income | ≥¥150,000 CNY | 33 (19.19) | 60 (37.74) | 14.073 | < 0.001 |
 | <¥150,000 CNY | 139 (80.81) | 99 (62.26) |  |  |
Diet preference | Spicy and strong flavored food | 138 (80.23) | 62 (38.99) | 58.758 | < 0.001 |
 | Light flavored food | 34 (19.77) | 97 (61.01) |  |  |
Diet regularity | Regular | 85 (49.42) | 102 (64.15) | 14.805 | < 0.001 |
 | Irregular | 87 (50.58) | 57 (35.85) |  |  |
Fluid exchange conditions | Favorable | 26 (15.12) | 85 (53.46) | 64.816 | < 0.001 |
 | Ordinary | 78 (45.35) | 57 (35.85) |  |  |
 | Poor | 68 (39.53) | 17 (10.69) |  |  |
Educational level | Junior high school or lower | 147 (85.47) | 119 (74.84) | 5.907 | 0.015 |
 | Higher than junior high school | 25 (14.53) | 40 (25.16) |  |  |
Cause of kidney failure | Chronic glomerulonephritis | 48 (27.91) | 45 (28.30) | 1.034 | 0.905 |
 | Diabetic nephropathy | 35 (20.35) | 35 (22.01) |  |  |
 | Obstructive nephropathy | 40 (23.25) | 39 (24.53) |  |  |
 | Hypertensive nephropathy | 32 (18.60) | 29 (18.24) |  |  |
 | Lupus nepheritis | 6 (3.49) | 3 (1.89) |  |  |
 | Polycystic kidney | 5 (2.91) | 4 (2.51) |  |  |
 | Gouty nephropathy | 4 (2.33) | 2 (1.26) |  |  |
 | Vasculitis-associated nephritis | 2 (1.16) | 2 (1.26) |  |  |
Humidity | Favorable (40–70%) | 23 (13.37) | 98 (61.64) | 19.219 | < 0.001 |
 | Too low (< 40%) | 67 (38.95) | 20 (12.57) |  |  |
 | Too high (> 70%) | 82 (47.68) | 41 (25.79) |  |  |