Table 3.
Indirect costs incurred during living donation evaluation period (N = 194)
| Donors who incurred the expense type
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All donors
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Mean (SD) | Median (25th, 75th percentile) | Sum | Mean (SD) | Median (25th, 75th percentile) | |
| Donors1 | ||||||
| Work hours missed | 120 (62) | 36 (49) | 24 (15, 36) | 4278 | 22 (42) | 11 (0, 26) |
| Hours missed, unpaid | 52 (27) | 38 (51) | 28 (12, 40) | 1982 | 10 (31) | 0 (0, 5) |
| Paid vacation hours used | 46 (24) | 23 (30) | 16 (8, 24) | 1333 | 7 (27) | 0 (0, 0) |
| Unpaid vacation hours used | 32 (17) | 28 (33) | 20 (10, 32) | 906 | 5 (17) | 0 (0, 0) |
| Paid sick time hours used | 31 (16) | 25 (39) | 18 (10, 24) | 790 | 4 (18) | 0 (0, 0) |
| Unpaid sick time hours used | 25 (13) | 18 (12) | 16 (10, 22) | 448 | 2 (7) | 0 (0, 0) |
| Lost wages, excluding paid vacation/sick time, USD2 | 52 (27) | 691 (900) | 440 (273, 812) | 35 918 | 187 (556) | 0 (0, 140) |
| Lost wages, including paid vacation/sick time, USD2 | 120 (62) | 876 (1217) | 511 (276, 836) | 105 095 | 545 (1048) | 240 (0, 608) |
| Companion | ||||||
| Work hours missed | 61 (32) | 26 (26) | 16 (9, 31) | 1568 | 8 (19) | 0 (0, 8) |
| Hours missed, unpaid | 24 (12) | 24 (24) | 16 (9, 32) | 578 | 3 (12) | 0 (0, 0) |
| Paid vacation hours used | 23 (12) | 32 (28) | 24 (15, 48) | 735 | 4 (14) | 0 (0, 0) |
| Unpaid vacation hours used | 17 (9) | 23 (29) | 10 (7, 28) | 388 | 2 (11) | 0 (0, 0) |
| Paid sick time hours used | 9 (5) | 14 (11) | 8 (8, 20) | 126 | 1 (4) | 0 (0, 0) |
| Unpaid sick time hours used | 6 (3) | 12 (11) | 9 (4, 20) | 73 | 0 (3) | 0 (0, 0) |
| Lost wages, excluding paid vacation/sick time, USD2 | 24 (12) | 599 (692) | 283 (183, 842) | 14 378 | 76 (311) | 0 (0, 0) |
| Lost wages, including paid vacation/sick time, USD2 | 61(32) | 705 (853) | 326 (177, 915) | 42 978 | 222 (578) | 0 (0, 130) |
| Dependent care expense, USD | 15 (8) | 251 (263) | 150 (60, 400) | 3760 | 19 (97) | 0 (0, 0) |
1
One donor travelled from another country, remained in the United States for several weeks between evaluation and surgery, and thus missed an unusually high amount of work. This donor was excluded from subsequent calculations pertaining to lost work time and wages.
2
The hourly wage reported by the donor/companion was used in calculations. If hourly wage was missing, the US federal minimum wage ($7.25) was imputed.