Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients at baseline
| Pre-transplant N = 103 | Post-transplant N = 110 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Mean Age (SD) | 54 (12.55) | 53 (12.93) |
| Gender (%) | ||
| Female | 55 | 44 |
| Male | 45 | 56 |
| Race/Ethnicity (%) | ||
| White | 98 | 92 |
| American Indian | 2 | 3 |
| East Indian | 0 | 2 |
| Asian | 0 | 1 |
| Black | 0 | 1 |
| Marital Status (%) | ||
| Married | 47 | 53 |
| Single | 50 | 50 |
| Divorced | 68 | 32 |
| Other | 46 | 55 |
| Education (%) | ||
| High school | 46 | 54 |
| College | 60 | 40 |
| University | 32 | 68 |
| Employment (%) | ||
| Working | 15 | 18 |
| Unemployed | 16 | 13 |
| Retired | 21 | 22 |
| Disability | 48 | 47 |
| General Health (%) | ||
| Excellent | 1 | 6 |
| Very Good | 14 | 38 |
| Good | 22 | 38 |
| Fair | 32 | 14 |
| Poor | 31 | 4 |
| Chronic Conditions (%) | ||
| Arthritis | 20 | 15 |
| Osteoporosis | 24 | 33 |
| Hypertension | 26 | 31 |
| Diabetes | 11 | 18 |
| Other | 9 | 3 |
| Co-morbidities (%) | ||
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 43 | 41 |
| Pulmonary Fibrosis | 29 | 27 |
| Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Cystic Fibrosis |
10 15 |
11 19 |
| Other | 3 | 2 |
| Mean Number of Chronic conditions (SD) | 2.00 (1.74) | 1.48 (1.56) |
| Mean Six Minute Walk test, in meters (SD) | 357 (134) | 548 (155) |
| Mean FEV1% pred* (SD) | 39.20 (21.63) | 67.10 (25.19) |
| Mean time since transplantation (weeks) | 136 (range 3-960) | |
SD = Standard Deviation; *FEV1%pred = Predicted Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second