Table 1. Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Sample.
| Demographic, Variables | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, y | |
| ≤ 24 | 31 (14) |
| 25-44 | 98 (46) |
| 45-64 | 77 (35) |
| ≥65 | 11 (5) |
| Total | 217 (100) |
| Job Status | |
| Unemployment | 61 (29) |
| Free job | 49 (32) |
| Clerk | 28 (13) |
| Housewife | 54 (26) |
| Other | 19 (10) |
| Total | 211 |
| Education Grade | |
| Primary | 73 (35) |
| Secondary | 51 (24) |
| Diploma | 58 (27) |
| Academic | 30 (14) |
| Clinical Variables | No. (%) |
| Dialysis, y | |
| No dialysis | 55 (25) |
| < 1 | 100 (46) |
| 1-2 y | 34 (16) |
| > 2 | 28 (13) |
| ESRD Causes | |
| Hypertension | 60 (30) |
| Unknown | 46 (22) |
| Congenital disease | 28 (13) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 23 (11) |
| Other causes | 50 (24) |
| Donner types | |
| Relative | 11 (5) |
| Un-relative | 183 (84) |
| Cadaver | 23 (11) |
| Transplantation, y | |
| < 1 | 46 (22) |
| 1-5 | 79 (39) |
| 6-10 | 60 (30) |
| 11-15 | 14 (6) |
| > 15 | 7 (3) |
Abbreviation: ESRD, end stage renal diseases