Table 4.
Statistical results
| T/R group (n = 17) | Non-T/R group (n = 50) | t-statistic | Degree of freedom | Statistical significance | T/R group (n = 17) | Non-T/R group (n = 50) | Statistical significance | |||||
| Mean (range or SD) | Mean (range or SD) | No/no responded (percentage) | No/no responded (percentage) | |||||||||
| Age1 (yr) | 45.5 (28-62) | 51.8 (31-69) | Adherence of medical treatment | Present | 17/17 | (100) | 28/50 | (56) | P < 0.01 | |||
| Gender (male/female) | 11/6 | 37/13 | Absent | 0/17 | (0) | 20/50 | (40) | |||||
| Abstinence period2 (mo) | 21.2 (17.4) | 8.8 (13.6) | 2.84 | 59 | P < 0.01 | Unknown | 0/17 | (0) | 2/50 | (4) | ||
| Amount of drinking2 (point) | 2.3 (0.7) | 2.1 (0.8) | 1.14 | 58 | NS | Being at work or ready to work | Present | 15/17 | (88) | 32/50 | (64) | NS |
| Duration of heavy drinking2 (yr) | 16.4 (7.5) | 23.8 (10.5) | 2.62 | 58 | P < 0.05 | Absent | 2/17 | (12) | 16/50 | (32) | ||
| Unknown | 0/17 | (0) | 2/50 | (4) | ||||||||
| Understanding and agreement of transplant and a support by the family | Present | 16/17 | (94) | 45/50 | (90) | NS | ||||||
| Absent | 1/17 | (6) | 5/50 | (10) | ||||||||
| Presence of psychiatric comorbidity except alcohol-related mental disease | Present | 0/17 | (0) | 2/50 | (4) | NS | ||||||
| Absent | 17/17 | (100) | 48/50 | (96) | ||||||||
| Declaration of abstinence | Present | 17/17 | (100) | 38/50 | (76) | P < 0.05 | ||||||
| Absent | 0/17 | (0) | 12/50 | (24) | ||||||||
| Psychiatric hospitalizations | Present | 1/67 | (6) | 0/50 | (0) | NS | ||||||
| Absent | 16/67 | (94) | 50/50 | (100) | ||||||||
1
Results were shown as mean and range;
2
Results were shown as mean and SD.