Table 2.
Survey Results for Renal Transplant Recipients
| Questions | Responses, % (No.) |
|---|---|
| What is the leading cause of death in kidney transplant patients? | Heart disease: 32 (64/200) |
| Other causes: 39 (78/200) | |
| Do not know: 29 (58/200) | |
| What is the most common cause of transplant failure? | Death: 7.5 (15/201) |
| Other causes: 70.1 (141/201) | |
| Do not know: 22.4 (45/201) | |
| Does high BP cause heart disease? | Yes: 91.04 (183/201) |
| No: 8.96 (18/201) | |
| Does high cholesterol cause heart disease? | Yes: 90.95 (181/199) |
| No: 9.05 (18/199) | |
| Does diabetes cause heart disease? | Yes: 67.34 (134/199) |
| No: 32.66 (65/199) | |
| What is your risk for heart disease? | High: 50.25 (100/199) |
| Low: 19.09 (38/199) | |
| Not sure: 30.65 (61/199) | |
| Do you monitor your BP at home? | Yes regularly: 57 (114/200) |
| Yes sometimes: 15 (30/200) | |
| No: 28 (56/200) | |
| How often do you ask your doctor about your BP, LDL‐C, and sugar readings? | Always: 44.5 (89/200) |
| Sometimes: 36 (72/200) | |
| Rarely/never: 19.5 (39/200) | |
| Does your doctor tell you about BP, LDL‐C, and sugar readings? | Yes: 78.5 (157/200) |
| No: 9 (18/200) | |
| Not sure: 12.5 (25/200) | |
| How often do you miss your medications? | Never: 81.40 (162/199) |
| Once a month: 6 (12/199) | |
| Once a week: 5.5 (11/199) | |
| >2–3/week: 7.03 (14/199) |
Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; LDL‐C, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol.