Table 1.
Respondents' characteristics (n = 53), mean (SD) unless otherwise stated
| Age, years | 57.5 (13.2) |
| Female gender, number (%) | 22 (42) |
| Married/cohabiting, number (%) | 40 (76) |
| Education in years, number (%) | |
| <10 | 17 (32) |
| 10–12 | 22 (42) |
| >12 | 12 (26) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 26.8 (5.8) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 131 (15) |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 78 (8) |
| S-creatinine, μmol/L | 136 (74) |
| Hemoglobin, g/dL | 13.6 (1.6) |
| Employment, number (%) | |
| Full-time employed | 18 (34) |
| Part-time employed | 3 (6) |
| On sick-leave | 4 (8) |
| Disability pension | 15 (28) |
| Retired because of age | 11 (21) |
| Other | |
| Diagnosis, number (%) | |
| Glomerulonephritis | 19 (36) |
| Polycystic disease | 14 (26) |
| Hypertensive renal disease | 7 (13) |
| Diabetic nephropathy | 7 (13) |
| Other | 6 (12) |
| Type of transplantation, number (%) | |
| Cadaveric | 32 (60) |
| Living donor | 21 (40) |
| Immunosuppression, number (%) | |
| Ciclosporin A | 40 (76) |
| Tacrolimus | 10 (19) |
| Mycophenolate mofetil | 20 (38) |
| Azathioprine | 14 (26) |
| Prednisolone | 51 (96) |
| Blood pressure medications, number (%) | |
| 0 | 18 (34) |
| 1 | 9 (17) |
| 2 | 14 (26) |
| 3+ | 12 (23) |
| Charlson comorbidity index, median (range) | 2 (2–8) |
| Time since transplantation, years (median (range)) | 4.4 (0.4–29.1) |