Table I.
Patient characteristics
| With questionnaire | Complete cohort | |
|---|---|---|
| Participants, n | 74 | 132 |
| Sex, n (%) | ||
| Male | 47 (64) | 82 (62) |
| Female | 27 (37) | 47 (36), m=3 |
| Arteriosclerotic disease, n (%) | 20 (27) | 36 (30) |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 14 (19) | 23 (19) |
| Any malignancy, n (%) | 18 (24) | 25 (21) |
| Age, years, mean (n, SEM), range | 56.5 (74, 1.52), 23-81 |
55.63 (120, 1.19), 23-81 |
| Time since renal transplantation, years, mean, n (SEM) | 10.17* (74, 0.8) | 11.79 (132, 0.7) |
| eGFR, ml/min, CKD-EPI, mean (n, SEM) | 49.5 (72, 2.2) | 49.51 (107, 1.79) |
| Cholesterol, mg/dl, mean (n, SEM) | 143.8 (65, 13.49) | 152.47 (111, 9.85) |
| Hemoglobin, g/dl, mean (n, SEM) | 12.51 (73, 0.33) | 12.52 (119, 0.25) |
Percentages were rounded to whole numbers.
eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; m: the number of missing values.
*
p = 0.02. Significant differences between patients with and without returned questionnaires p = 0.05.