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Table 1 Donor Sociodemographic characteristics

From: A retrospective study to assess the evaluation of living related kidney donors and their outcomes following nephrectomy at Kenyatta National Hospital

Variable

Frequency (%)

Kidney donor

Sex

 Male

52 (61.9)

 Female

32 (38.1)

Age

 Mean (SD)

34.8 (6.8)

 Median (IQR)

34.0 (30.0–39.0)

 Min-Max

22.0–49.0

 Mode

36.0

Relationship with recipient

 Aunty

1 (1.2)

 Brother

36 (42.9)

 Cousin

7 (8.3)

 Daughter

1 (1.2)

 Father

6 (7.1)

 Husband

1 (1.2)

 Mother

1 (1.2)

 Nephew

2 (2.4)

 Niece

1 (1.2)

 Sister

25 (29.8)

 Son

2 (2.4)

 Uncle

1 (1.2)

Reasons for not donating

 Declining

11

 Recipient death

4

 Active tuberculosis

1

 ABO incompatibilty

1

Takes alcohol

 Yes

32 (38)

 No

52 (62)

Smoking

 Yes

15 (18)

 No

69 (82)

  1. Majority of the donors were male (61.9%),most of them siblings to the recipient, with a median age of 34.8 years and only about 18% with a smoking history