Table 2.
Summary of social media use by kidney transplant candidates and kidney transplant recipients.
| Survey questions | n (%) | |
| Do you use social networking sites on the Internet? |
|
|
|
|
Yes | 104 (52.3) |
|
|
No | 95 (47.7) |
| How long have you been on social media? |
|
|
|
|
<1 month | 96 (48.2) |
|
|
1-6 months | 3 (1.5) |
|
|
6-12 months | 9 (4.5) |
|
|
1-2 years | 10 (5.0) |
|
|
2-4 years | 18 (9.0) |
|
|
≥5 years | 62 (31.2) |
|
|
Missing | 1 (0.5) |
|
|
Total | 199 |
| How many hours per week do you spend on social media? |
|
|
|
|
N/Aa | 97 (48.7) |
|
|
0-5 hours | 48 (24.1) |
|
|
6-10 hours | 29 (14.6) |
|
|
11-20 hours | 10 (5.0) |
|
|
21-30 hours | 5 (2.5) |
|
|
≥31 hours | 9 (4.5) |
|
|
Missing | 1 (0.5) |
|
|
Total | 199 |
| How many “friends” do you have on social media? | ||
|
|
0-10 | 6 (3.0) |
|
|
11-50 | 17 (8.5) |
|
|
51-100 | 15 (7.5) |
|
|
101-250 | 22 (11.1) |
|
|
≥251 | 44 (22.1) |
|
|
Total | 104 |
|
|
N/A | 95 |
aN/A: not applicable.