Table 6.
Bivariate associations for the final pool of potential multiple regression model predictors wanting living donor kidney transplant
| Variable | Want LDKT Percent (n) | Does Not Want LDKT or Unsure Percent (n) | P Valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 0.001 | ||
| Men | 87.5 (42) | 12.5 (6) | |
| Women | 58.5 (31) | 41.5 (22) | |
| PVD | 0.24 | ||
| Yes | 61.1 (11) | 38.9 (7) | |
| No | 74.7 (62) | 25.3 (21) | |
| Education | 0.31 | ||
| Grade 9 or less | 58.8 (10) | 41.2 (7) | |
| High school | 73 (46) | 27 (17) | |
| Technical/vocational/some college | 81 (17) | 19 (4) | |
| Marital status | 0.10 | ||
| Married or living as a couple | 76.3 (29) | 23.7 (9) | |
| Divorced/separated | 85.7 (12) | 14.3 (2) | |
| Widowed | 52.2 (12) | 47.8 (11) | |
| Never married | 76 (19) | 24 (6) | |
| Age group (yr) | 0.06 | ||
| <70 | 76.9 (60) | 23.1 (18) | |
| 70 or older | 56.5 (13) | 43.5 (10) | |
| Mode of administration | 0.91 | ||
| Self-administered | 69.2 (18) | 30.8 (18) | |
| Interviewer assisted | 72 (18) | 28 (7) | |
| Interviewer administered | 74 (37) | 26 (13) | |
| Insurance | 0.19 | ||
| Medicaid+Medicare or Medicaid only | 78.6 (44) | 21.4 (12) | |
| Medicare only | 73.3 (11) | 26.7 (4) | |
| Medicare+HMO or private only | 60 (18) | 40 (12) |
a
P value calculated by Pearson chi-squared test.