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Table 1 Donor demographics and relationship to recipient by age groups

From: Long-term, self-reported health outcomes in kidney donors

 

All donors

<70 years

>70 years

 
 

n

 

n

 

n

 

p

Donors

217

(100 %)

183

(84.3 %)

34

(15.7 %)

 

Gender

      

0.59

Female

138

(63.6 %)

115

(62.8 %)

23

(67.6 %)

 

Male

79

(36.4 %)

68

(37.2 %)

11

(32.4 %)

 

Marital status

      

0.04*

Single/divorced/widowed

52

(24 %)

39

(21.3 %)

13

(38.2 %)

 

Married/cohabitant

164

(75.6 %)

143

(78.1 %)

21

(61.8 %)

 

Educational level

      

0.88

High school or less

120

(55.3 %)

101

(55.2 %)

19

(55.9 %)

 

College or university

93

(42.9 %)

79

(43.2 %)

14

(41.2 %)

 

Vocational status

      

0.00*

Employed

147

(67.7 %)

139

(76 %)

7

(20.6 %)

 

Not employed

70

(32.3 %)

42

(23 %)

27

(79.4 %)

 

Donor’s relation to recipient

      

0.04*

Offspring

23

(10.6 %)

22

(12.0 %)

1

(2.9 %)

 

Parents

53

(24.4 %)

39

(21.3 %)

14

(41.2 %)

 

Sibling

73

(33.6 %)

64

(35.0 %)

8

(23.5 %)

 

Spouse

37

(17.1 %)

29

(15.8 %)

8

(23.5 %)

 

Other

31

(14.3 %)

27

(14.8 %)

3

(8.8 %)

 
  1. Pearson’s chi square: P-value is between age groups, asymp 2-tailed, *p < 0.05
  2. Educational level comprise 213 donors, 4 unknown