TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics of transplant patients (N = 157)
| Age, year (median, range) | 60 (26‐79) |
|---|---|
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | |
| White | 144 (91.8) |
| Hispanic | 10 (6.3) |
| Black | 3 (1.9) |
| Time from transplant, years (median, range) | 3 (0‐28) |
| Years from transplant, n (%) | |
| <1 | 10 (6.4) |
| 1–5 | 100 (63.7) |
| >5 | 47 (29.9) |
| Indication for transplant, n (%) | |
| COPD | 45 (28.7) |
| Interstitial lung disease | 62 (39.5) |
| Cystic fibrosis | 43 (27.4) |
| Pulmonary hypertension | 7 (4.4) |
| Number of comorbid conditions, (median, range) | 8 (2–19) |
| Comorbid conditions, n (%) | |
| <5 | 15 (9.5) |
| 5–10 | 108 (68.8) |
| >10 | 34 (21.7) |
| Number of medications per patient, (median, range) | 22 (12–40) |
| Medications per visit, n (%) | |
| ≤15 | 21 (6.9) |
| 16‐24 | 192 (62.7) |
| ≥25 | 93 (30.4) |
| Use of pill box at time of visit, n (%) | |
| Yes | 271 (91.8) |