TABLE 1.
Characteristics of kidney transplant recipients, by depressive symptoms and frailty status (N = 773)
| No depressive symptoms, nonfrail (n = 598) | Depressive symptoms, nonfrail (n = 49) | No depressive symptoms, frail (n = 98) | Depressive symptoms, frail (n = 28) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median (IQR) | 56.6(44.9–65.1) | 49.0 (40.8–55.7) | 60.3 (51.3–68.3) | 53.4 (35.6–61.8) |
| Female, % | 35.8 | 49.0 | 37.8 | 60.7 |
| African American, % | 39.5 | 36.7 | 51.0 | 42.9 |
| Education level, % | ||||
| ≤High school | 37.6 | 44.9 | 52.0 | 53.4 |
| BMI, % | ||||
| Underweight | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 14.3 |
| Normal | 29.3 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 25.0 |
| Overweight | 33.3 | 36.7 | 36.7 | 28.6 |
| Obese | 35.1 | 36.7 | 36.7 | 32.1 |
| Cause of ESRD, % | ||||
| Hypertension | 34.0 | 18.4 | 38.8 | 35.7 |
| Diabetes | 21.2 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 17.9 |
| Other | 44.8 | 63.3 | 42.9 | 46.4 |
| Living donor recipient, % | 39.1 | 44.9 | 28.6 | 35.7 |
| Delayed graft function, % | 22.8 | 20.4 | 27.6 | 25.0 |
| mCCI, median (IQR) | 1 (0–3) | 0(0–2) | 2(0–3) | 1.5 (0–2) |
| Time on dialysis, % | ||||
| Pre-emptive KT | 26.3 | 28.6 | 23.5 | 25.0 |
| ≤2 y | 32.9 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 21.4 |
| >2 y | 40.8 | 46.9 | 52.0 | 53.6 |
BMI, body mass index at KT; mCCI, modified Charlson comorbidity index; ESRD, end- stage renal disease, IQR, interquartile range