Table 1 Demographic, psycho-socioeconomic and clinical characteristics of recipients based on living or deceased donor
Living (n = 217) N (%) | Deceased (n = 199) N (%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) § | |||
mean (SD) | 42.56 (15.87) | 40.45 (16.00) | .13 |
Gender† | |||
Male | 153 (70.5) | 131 (65.8) | .34 |
Female | 64 (29.5) | 68 (34.2) | |
Ethnicity† | .008 | ||
Fars | 121 (55.7) | 128 (64.32) | |
Turk | 43 (19.81) | 40 (20.1) | |
Kurd | 21 (9.67) | 5 (2.51) | |
Arab | 12 (5.52) | 7 (3.51) | |
Lur | 6 (2.76) | 11 (5.52) | |
Other | 14 (6.54) | 8 (7.54) | |
Education‡ | .002 | ||
Illiterate | 28 (13.3) | 36 (18.7) | |
Elementary or high school | 60 (28.6) | 57 (29.5) | |
Diploma | 71 (33.8) | 80 (41.5) | |
Academic degree | 51 (24.3) | 20 (10.4) | |
Not declared | 7 (3.22) | 6 (3.01) | |
Employment‡ | .002 | ||
Full time | 58 (29.7) | 28 (15.6) | |
Part time | 16 (8.2) | 19 (10.6) | |
Self employed | 22 (11.3) | 10 (5.6) | |
Unemployed | 66 (33.8) | 89 (49.7) | |
Retired | 30 (15.4) | 27 (15.1) | |
Disabled person | 3 (1.5) | 6 (3.4) | |
Not declared | 22 (10.1) | 20 (10.0) | |
Monthly incomea ‡ | <.001 | ||
Low income | 81 (43.1) | 122 (69.3) | |
Lower-middle income | 82 (43.6) | 43 (24.4) | |
Upper-middle income | 25 (13.3) | 11 (6.3) | |
Not declared | 29 (13.3) | 23 (11.5) | |
Health Insurance Coverage† | .185 | ||
Yes | 213 (98.2) | 191 (96.0) | |
No | 4 (1.8) | 8 (4.0) | |
Financial supportb† | .486 | ||
Yes | 83 (45.4) | 81 (49.7) | |
No | 100 (54.6) | 84 (50.9) | |
GHQ-28 questionnaire | |||
Somatic symptoms | 164 (42.3) | 137 (35.3) | .162 |
Anxiety and sleep disorder | 168 (43.3) | 136 (35.1) | .044 |
Social dysfunction | 79 (20.4) | 81 (20.9) | .290 |
Depression symptoms | 145 (37.5) | 147 (37.9) | .045 |
SF-36 questionnaire | |||
mean (SD) | |||
Physical component summary | 45.23 (16.24) | 46.49 (15.36) | .435 |
Mental component summary | 50.95 (25.97) | 51.74 (31.16) | .788 |
Social Support Questionnaire† | |||
Family: Low or Moderate | 23 (12.5) | 27 (13.1) | .858 |
High | 161 (87.5) | 179 (86.9) | |
Friends: Low or Moderate | 73 (35.4) | 60 (32.6) | .556 |
High | 133 (64.4) | 124 (67.4) | |
Significant other: Low or Moderate | 19 (10.4) | 25 (12.4) | .552 |
High | 163 (89.6) | 177 (87.6) | |
ESRD causes† | .22 | ||
Hypertension | 77 (37.2) | 54 (28.4) | |
Diabetes Mellitus | 26 (12.6) | 34 (17.9) | |
Glomerulonephritis | 33 (15.9) | 24 (12.7) | |
Urologic diseases b | 23 (11.1) | 30 (15.8) | |
ADPKD | 13 (6.3) | 20 (10.5) | |
Others c/Unspecific | 45 (21.0) | 37(19.4) | |