Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of the recipients (n=16)

Characteristics	n (%)
Relationship to donor
Wife/female spouse	4 (25)
Husband/male spouse	4 (25)
Son/son-in-law	3 (19)
Brother	3 (19)
Sister	2 (13)
Time since diagnosis of kidney disease (years)*
1–9	2 (13)
10–19	6 (38)
20–29	5 (31)
30–39	3 (19)
Comorbidities*
Hypertension	12 (75)
Diabetes	2 (13)
Infections	1 (6)
Cancer	1 (6)
Other†	5 (31)
Length of time on dialysis (all types) (years)*
<1	4 (25)
1–2	3 (19)
3–5	3 (19)
>5	2 (13)
Not on dialysis (pre-emptive transplant)	4 (25)
Dialysis modality (n=12)*
In-centre haemodialysis	6 (50)
Home haemodialysis	3 (25)
Peritoneal dialysis	3 (25)
Length of time on deceased donor waiting list (n=12) (years)*
<1	1 (6)
1–2	2 (13)
3–5	1 (6)
>5	1 (6)
Not on list	7 (44)
Received a previous kidney transplant
Yes (deceased donor)	1 (6)
No	15 (94)

*Self-reported at time of first interview.

†Other: bone disease, monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance, osteoarthritis, wet macular degeneration, irritable bowel syndrome.