Table 1 Patients’ characteristics (N = 1424)
From: Factors associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Kidney Transplant Recipients in France
N (%) | |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 874 (61.4) |
Age (years) | |
Mean ± SD | 55.7 ± 13.1 |
Range | 18.8–85.9 |
Level of education | |
Primary or less | 163 (11.5) |
College | 536 (37.9) |
Secondary 1st stage | 304 (21.5) |
University | 413 (29.1) |
Living arrangement | |
Alone | 323 (22.7) |
Children | |
No children | 390 (27.6) |
Employment status | |
Employed | 548 (38.5) |
Retired | 545 (38.3) |
Unemployed | 329 (23.2) |
Patients receiving disability pension | 487 (34.7) |
Monthly incomes in the household (€) | |
< 739 | 100 (7.5) |
740–1200 | 255 (19.1) |
1201–2200 | 419 (31.4) |
2201–4400 | 425 (31.8) |
> 4400 | 136 (10.2) |
Internet | |
Patients with Internet use | 1131 (79.9) |
Patients with Social networks use | 417 (36.9) |
Perceived social support | |
Patients in need for an esteem support | 869 (61.1) |
Patients in need for a financial support | 377 (26.5) |
Patients in need for an informative support | 559 (39.4) |
Patients in need for an emotional support | 592 (41.8) |