Table 1.

Characteristics of study participants

Variable	Qualitative interviewees (n = 27)	Focus group participants (n = 16)
Age, years
Median	56.0	50.5
Range	19.0 to 84.0	19.0 to 73.0
Gender
Female	11 (42.3%)	9 (56.3)
Male	16 (59.3%)	7 (43.8)
Race/ethnicity
White non-Hispanic	19 (70.4%)	13 (81.3%)
Black non-Hispanic	3 (11.1%)	1 (6.3%)
White Hispanic	4 (14.8%)	0 (0%)
Native American	1 (3.8%)	0 (0%)
Asian	0 (0%)	1 (6.3%)
Other	0 (0%)	1 (6.3%)
Time since transplant, months
Median	24.0	81.0
Range	<  1 to 195	3–245
Donor type
Living related	9 (33.3%)	5 (31.3%)
Living unrelated	7 (25.9%)	4 (25.0%)
Deceased	11 (40.7%)	7 (43.8%)
Cause of end-stage renal disease
Glomerulonephritis	8 (29.6%)	7 (43.8%)
Diabetes	7 (25.9%)	1 (6.3%)
Polycystic kidney disease	5 (18.5%)	1 (6.3%)
Hypertension	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)
Other	2 (7.4%)	7 (43.8%)
Unknown	4 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)
History of prior kidney transplant	3 (11.1%)	3 (18.8%)
History of pre-transplant dialysis	17 (63.0%)	9 (56.3%)
History of cardiovascular disease	3 (11.5%)	2 (12.5%)
Diabetes mellitus	9 (34.6%)	5 (31.3%)
Mayo Clinic Transplant Center site
Rochester	17 (63.0%)	16 (100.0%)
Arizona	5 (18.5%)	0 (0%)
Florida	5 (18.5%)	0 (0%)
Education
High school graduate or less	7 (25.9%)	4 (25.0%)
Some college/technical degree	10 (37.0%)	3 (18.8%)
College graduate	4 (14.8%)	8 (50.0%)
Advanced degree	6 (22.2%)	1 (6.3%)
Marital status
Never married	6 (22.2%)	4 (25.0%)
Married	15 (55.6%)	8 (50.0%)
Living with partner	3 (11.1%)	1 (6.3%)
Separated, divorced or widowed	3 (11.1%)	2 (12.5%)
Employment status
Full-time employed	9 (33.3%)	4 (25.0%)
Part-time employed	3 (11.1%)	2 (12.5%)
Retired	10 (37.0%)	3 (18.8%)
Disabled or unemployed	5 (18.5%)	7 (43.8%)