From: Internet and social network users’ profiles in Renal Transplant Recipients in France
No Internet access (n = 285) | Internet access without social network use (n = 714) | Internet access with social network use (n = 417) | Total | P univariate | |
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Demographic characteristics | |||||
Age | |||||
Mean ± SD a | 62.7 ± 10.6 | 57.7 ± 11.2 | 47.2 ± 13.6 | 55.6 ± 13.2 | <0.001 |
Range | 20.5–85.9 | 23.5–83.5 | 18.8–78.9 | 18.8–85.9 | |
Gender | |||||
Male | 161 (56.5) | 465 (65.1) | 242 (58.0) | 868 (61.3) | 0.01 |
Female | 124 (43.5) | 249 (34.9) | 175 (42.0) | 548 (38.7) | |
Employment status | |||||
Unemployed | 256 (89.8) | 444 (62.2) | 169 (40.6) | 869 (61.4) | <0.001 |
Employed | 29 (10.2) | 270 (37.8) | 247 (59.4) | 546 (38.6) | |
Living arrangement | |||||
Alone | 192 (67.6) | 587 (82.2) | 313 (75.1) | 1092 (77.2) | <0.001 |
Not alone | 92 (32.4) | 127 (17.8) | 104 (24.9) | 323 (22.8) | |
Children | |||||
No children | 84 (29.7) | 155 (21.8) | 150 (36.1) | 389 (27.6) | <0.001 |
Having children | 199 (70.3) | 557 (78.2) | 266 (63.9) | 1022 (72.4) | |
Monthly incomes (€) | |||||
<739 | 40 (15.4) | 38 5.6) | 22 (5.6) | 100 (7.5) | <0.001 |
740–1200 | 89 (34.4) | 94 (13.8) | 72 (18.4) | 255 (19.2) | |
1201–2200 | 89 (34.4) | 204 (30.0) | 123 (31.4) | 416 (31.3) | |
2201–4400 | 33 (12.7) | 257 (37.8) | 134 (34.2) | 424 (31.9) | |
>4000 | 8 (3.1) | 87 (12.8) | 41 (10.5) | 136 (10.2) | |
Perceived social support | |||||
Having felt a need for an esteem support | |||||
No | 129 (45.4) | 280 (39.2) | 142 (34.1) | 551 (38.9) | 0.01 |
Yes | 155 (54.6) | 434 (60.8) | 275 (65.9) | 864 (61.1) | |
Having felt a need for an informative support | |||||
No | 193 (68.0) | 420 (59.1) | 241 (57.9) | 854 (60.5) | 0.01 |
Yes | 91 (32.0) | 291 (40.9) | 175 (42.1) | 557 (39.5) | |
Medical characteristics | |||||
At least one acute rejection episode | |||||
No | 238 (86.5) | 614 (87.3) | 321 (79.1) | 1173 (84.8) | 0.001 |
Yes | 37 (13.5) | 89 (12.7) | 85 (20.9) | 211 (15.2) | |
Health status and comorbidities | |||||
Neoplasia | |||||
No | 208 (75.6) | 540 (76.9) | 354 (86.3) | 1102 (79.5) | <0.001 |
Yes | 67 (24.4) | 162 (23.1) | 56 (13.7) | 285 (20.5) | |
Hypertension | |||||
No | 29 (10.5) | 112 (15.9) | 113 (27.6) | 254 (18.3) | <0.001 |
Yes | 248 (89.5) | 592 (84.1) | 297 (72.4) | 1137 (81.7) | |
Diabetes mellitus | |||||
No | 203 (73.3) | 583 (82.8) | 351 (85.6) | 1137 (81.7) | <0.001 |
Yes | 74 (26.7) | 121 (17.2) | 59 (14.4) | 254 (18.3) | |
Smoking patients | |||||
No | 239 (88.5) | 597 (87.0) | 322 (79.7) | 1158 (85.1) | 0.001 |
Yes | 31 (11.5) | 89 (13.0) | 82 (20.3) | 202 (14.9) | |
Charlson Comorbidity Index | |||||
1–2 comorbidities | 23 (8.1) | 141 (19.7) | 174 (41.7) | 338 (23.9) | <0.001 |
3–4 comorbidities | 94 (33.0) | 310 (43.4) | 159 (38.1) | 563 (39.8) | |
>5 comorbidities | 168 (58.9) | 263 (36.8) | 84 (20.1) | 515 (36.4) |