Table 1.
Sociodemographic, health, and donation characteristics of living kidney donors (LKDs) with known health insurance status at time of donation, United States, July 2004 to July 2015, N = 53,724
| Characteristics | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic | ||
| Age | ||
| 18 to 34 yrs | 15,752 | (29) |
| 35 to 49 yrs | 23,349 | (44) |
| 50 to 64 yrs | 13,595 | (25) |
| ≥65 yrs | 1,028 | (2) |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 32,872 | (61) |
| Male | 20,852 | (39) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| White | 38,204 | (71) |
| Black | 6,065 | (11) |
| Hispanic | 6,971 | (13) |
| Asian | 1,791 | (3) |
| Other (American Indian, Pacific Islander, Multiracial) | 693 | (2) |
| Working for income | 43,503 | (81) |
| Highest education | ||
| No high school diploma or equivalent | 963 | (2) |
| High School diploma or equivalent | 13,527 | (25) |
| Attended college | 13,442 | (25) |
| College degree | 14,129 | (26) |
| Graduate or professional degree | 6,203 | (12) |
| Unknown | 5,460 | (10) |
| Married or life partner | 33,827 | (63) |
| Health (at time of donation) | ||
| Health insurance, yes | 45,418 | (84) |
| Obesity (BMI >30 kg/m2) | 11,597 | (22) |
| Cigarette smoker | 5,075 | (9) |
| Hypertension | 1,449 | (3) |
| eGFR <60 | 1,370 | (3) |
| Proteinuria | 2,044 | (4) |
| Donation | ||
| Relationship to recipient | ||
| Biological | 29,412 | (55) |
| Spouse/Life partner | 7,167 | (13) |
| Non-biological | 17,145 | (32) |
| UNOS region | ||
| 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) | 3,067 | (6) |
| 2 (DE, DC, MD, NJ, PA, WV, VA) | 6,856 | (13) |
| 3 (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, PR) | 5,088 | (10) |
| 4 (OK, TX) | 3,924 | (7) |
| 5 (AZ, CA, NV, NM, UT) | 8,270 | (15) |
| 6 (AK, HI, ID, MT, OR, WA) | 1,870 | (5) |
| 7 (IL, MN, ND, SD, WI) | 6,085 | (11) |
| 8 (CO, IA, KS, MO, NE, WY) | 3,289 | (6) |
| 9 (NY, VT) | 4,893 | (9) |
| 10 (IN, MI, OH) | 5,891 | (11) |
| 11 (KY, NC, SC, TN, VA) | 3,977 | (7) |
| Unknown | 514 | (1) |