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