Table 2.
Participants characteristics of RTR (N = 19) and family members (N = 15).
| Characteristics | RTR | Family Members |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Age (mean, SD) | 58 ± 11.8 | 65 ± 7.2 |
| Gender (N, % male) | 12 (63) | 6 (40) |
| Highest level of education (N, %) | ||
| Primary education | ||
| Secondary education | 5 (26) | 6 (40) |
| Vocational education | 12 (63) | 2 (13) |
| Tertiary education (college/university) | 2 (11) | 6 (40) |
| Missing | 1 (7) | |
| Work status (N, %) | ||
| Full-time | 3 (16) | 3 (20) |
| Part-time | 3 (16) | 2 (13) |
| Retired | 6 (31) | 9 (60) |
| Disabled due to health | 4 (21) | |
| Unemployment | 3 (16) | |
| Missing | 1 (7) | |
| Medical background | ||
| Primary renal disease (N, %) | ||
| Primary glomerular disease | 7 (37) | |
| Tubulointerstitial disease | 2 (11) | |
| Systemic disease | 4 (21) | |
| Hereditary disease | 6 (31) | |
| Time since Tx in months (mean, SD) | 24 ± 20.5 | 19 ± 17.4 * |
| Dialysis before transplantation (N, %) | 11 (58) | 8 (53) * |
| Dialysis duration in months (mean, SD) | 30 ± 23 | 25 ± 17.6 * |
| eGFR (mL/min * 1.73 m2) | 50.8 ± 11 | |
| Plasma potassium (mmol/L) | 4.2 ± 0.4 | |
| BMI (mean, SD) | 29 ± 6.4 | 26 ± 4.6 |
| Hypertension (N, %) | 13 (68) | 5 (33) |
| Diabetes Mellitus (N, %) | 1 (5) | 1 (7) |
| PTDM (N, %) | 3 (16) | |
| Food habits | ||
| Potassium restriction prior Tx (N, %) | 8 (42.1) | 7 (46.6) * |
| Vegetable consumption > 200 g/day (N, %) | 5 (26) | 2 (13) |
| Salt consumptions g/day (mean, SD) | 8.5 ± 3.7 |
* of renal transplant recipient. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; g/day, grams per day; PTDM, post-transplantation diabetes mellitus; N, number; RTR; renal transplant recipients; SD, standard deviation; Tx, transplantation.