Table 1.
Characteristics of Donors, Overall and Grouped by Self-Reported Race
| Race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White or European American | Black or African- American | Other or Unknown | ||
| All Donors | (n = 2455) | (n = 2282) | (n = 113) | (n = 60) |
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| M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | M(SD) | |
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| Age at donation* | 41(11) | 41(11) | 36(11) | 38(11) |
| Age at survey* | 58(11) | 58(11) | 52(10) | 53(12) |
| Years since donation | 17(10) | 17(10) | 15(8) | 15(8) |
| BMI at donation | 26(5) | 26(5) | 27(5) | 26(4) |
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| N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | |
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| Female | 1505(61) | 1403(61) | 71(63) | 31(52) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 31(1) | 18(1) | 0( 0) | 13(22) |
| Relationship of donor to recipient | ||||
| Parent | 450(18) | 422(18) | 17(15) | 11(18) |
| Child | 316(13) | 283(12) | 21(19) | 12(20) |
| Sibling | 1011(41) | 942(41) | 50(44) | 19(32) |
| Other relative | 130(5) | 116(5) | 9(8) | 5(8) |
| Spouse | 219(9) | 208(9) | 8(7) | 3(5) |
| Friend | 173(7) | 165(7) | 4(4) | 4(7) |
| Other unrelated | 149(6) | 140(6) | 3(3) | 6(10) |
| Missing | 7( 0) | 6( 0) | 1(1) | 0( 0) |
| BMI at donation | ||||
| Less than 25 | 1092(44) | 1021(45) | 42(37) | 29(48) |
| 25 to 29.9 | 883(36) | 823(36) | 42(37) | 18(30) |
| 30 to 34.9 | 329(13) | 296(13) | 21(19) | 12(20) |
| 35 or higher | 102(4) | 95(4) | 6(5) | 1(2) |
| Missing | 49(2) | 47(2) | 2(2) | 0( 0) |
| Type of surgical procedure | ||||
| Open | 1630(66) | 1514(66) | 81(72) | 35(58) |
| Laparoscopic | 822(33) | 765(34) | 32(28) | 25(42) |
| Unknown | 3( 0) | 3( 0) | 0( 0) | 0( 0) |
| Educational attainment at survey | ||||
| Less than high school | 66(3) | 59(3) | 5(4) | 2(3) |
| High school | 497(20) | 468(21) | 16(14) | 13(22) |
| Some college or tech school | 920(37) | 846(37) | 50(44) | 24(40) |
| College degree | 510(21) | 477(21) | 22(19) | 11(18) |
| Graduate degree | 449(18) | 421(18) | 20(18) | 8(13) |
| Missing | 13(1) | 11( 0) | 0( 0) | 2(3) |
| Marital status at survey* | ||||
| Married or living together | 1852(75) | 1750(77) | 63(56) | 39(65) |
| Separated, divorced, widowed | 449(18) | 408(18) | 30(27) | 11(18) |
| Never married | 141(6) | 113(5) | 20(18) | 8(13) |
| Missing | 13(1) | 11( 0) | 0( 0) | 2(3) |
| Employment at survey* | ||||
| Working full-time | 1272(52) | 1181(52) | 67(59) | 24(40) |
| Working part-time | 299(12) | 280(12) | 7(6) | 12(20) |
| Not working for pay | 770(31) | 729(32) | 27(24) | 14(23) |
| Unemployed | 80(3) | 63(3) | 10(9) | 7(12) |
| Missing | 34(1) | 29(1) | 2(2) | 3(5) |
| Transplant center* | ||||
| Mayo Clinic | 773(31) | 748(33) | 6(5) | 19(32) |
| University of Alabama | 544(22) | 442(19) | 92(81) | 10(17) |
| University of Minnesota | 1138(46) | 1092(48) | 15(13) | 31(52) |
| Recipient vital status (according to donor) | ||||
| Alive | 1467(60) | 1368(60) | 67(59) | 32(53) |
| Deceased | 952(39) | 882(39) | 46(41) | 24(40) |
| Unknown or missing | 36(2) | 32(2) | 0( 0) | 4(7) |
| Recipient graft status (according to donor) | ||||
| Functioning | 1060(43) | 997(44) | 41(36) | 22(37) |
| Functioning, but with problems | 98(4) | 87(4) | 7(6) | 4(7) |
| Not functioning | 307(13) | 283(12) | 19(17) | 5(8) |
| Unknown or missing | 990(40) | 915(40) | 46(41) | 29(48) |
*
Significant differences between white and African-American donors, p<0.01. Eight donors were missing information about ethnicity. Individuals not working for pay include homemakers, seasonal workers, retirees, and students.