TABLE 3.
Characteristics of kidney transplant candidates and recipients
| Local candidates (N = 65) |
National recipients (N = 17) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Kidney transplant centers within 100 miles; median (min, max) | 5 (0, 5) | 3 (1, 24) |
| Age; mean (SD) | 54.0 (11.6) | 52.3 (13.3) |
| Sex; n (%) | ||
| Female | 28 (43%) | 10 (59%) |
| Male | 37 (57%) | 7 (41%) |
| Race; n (%) | ||
| Black | 20 (31%) | 3 (18%) |
| White | 42 (65%) | 13 (76%) |
| Hispanic | 1 (2%) | 1 (6%) |
| Other | 2 (3%) | 0 (0%) |
| Education; n (%) | ||
| Less than high school | 5 (8%) | 0 (0%) |
| High school | 13 (20%) | 1 (6%) |
| At least some college | 36 (55%) | 7 (41%) |
| Graduate education | 11 (17%) | 9 (53%) |
| Annual household income; n (%) | ||
| <$15 000 | 10 (15%) | 1 (6%) |
| $15 000-$30 000 | 20 (31%) | 3 (18%) |
| $30 001-$45 000 | 5 (8%) | 3 (18%) |
| $45 001-$60 000 | 5 (8%) | 1 (6%) |
| $60 001-$75 000 | 4 (6%) | 3 (18%) |
| >$75 000 | 19 (29%) | 2 (12%) |
| Declined to answer | 2 (3%) | 4 (24%) |
| Number of household members; mean (SD) | 2.2 (1.2) | 1.9 (1.0) |
| Form(s) of insurance; n (%)a | ||
| Private | 32 (49%) | 12 (71%) |
| Medicare | 33 (51%) | 10 (59%) |
| Medicaid | 8 (12%) | 2 (12%) |
| Not insured | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Other | 7 (11%) | 2 (12%) |
| Self-reported health status; n (%) | ||
| Excellent | 2 (3%) | 3 (18%) |
| Very good | 10 (15%) | 8 (44%) |
| Good | 26 (40%) | 5 (29%) |
| Fair | 22 (34%) | 1 (6%) |
| Poor | 5 (8%) | 0 (0%) |
| Blood type; n (%) | ||
| A | 13 (20%) | 4 (24%) |
| AB | 3 (5%) | 2 (12%) |
| B | 6 (9%) | 1 (6%) |
| O | 26 (40%) | 8 (44%) |
| Not sure | 3 (5%) | 0 (0%) |
| No answer | 14 (22%) | 1 (6%) |
| Has had previous transplant, n (%) | 14 (22%) | 17 (100%) |
| Currently on the waiting list, n (%) | ||
| Yes | 31 (48%) | 0 (0%) |
| No | 11 (17%) | 16 (94%) |
| Not sure | 9 (14%) | 0 (0%) |
| No answer | 14 (22%) | 1 (6%) |
| Body mass index; mean (min/max) | 29 (15/42) | 25 (20/36) |
| Comorbidities; n (%)a | ||
| Hypertension | 59 (91%) | 14 (82%) |
| Diabetes | 26 (40%) | 2 (12%) |
| Asthma or emphysema | 8 (12%) | 3 (18%) |
| Cancer | 13 (20%) | 4 (24%) |
| Stroke or cerebrovascular accident | 5 (8%) | 0 (0%) |
| High cholesterol | 32 (49%) | 6 (35%) |
| Coronary artery disease or heart attack | 9 (14%) | 2 (12%) |
| Heart failure | 2 (3%) | 0 (0%) |
| Irregular beating of the heart or cardiac arrest |
11 (17%) | 2 (12%) |
| Hepatitis or liver disease | 5 (8%) | 2 (12%) |
| Overweight | 31 (48%) | 4 (24%) |
| Angina or chest pain | 2 (3%) | 1 (6%) |
| Shortness of breath | 14 (22%) | 2 (12%) |
| Bypass heart surgery | 4 (6%) | 0 (0%) |
| Coronary angioplasty | 4 (6%) | 1 (6%) |
| Cause of kidney disease; n (%)a | ||
| Diabetes | 19 (29%) | 1 (6%) |
| Hypertension | 20 (31%) | 1 (6%) |
| Polycystic kidney disease | 5 (8%) | 4 (24%) |
| Glomerular disease | 3 (5%) | 6 (35%) |
| Other/don't know | 29 (45%) | 5 (29%) |
a
Some marked multiple options; therefore, totals do not add up to 100%.