Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of survey participants (n = 125)
From: Exploring patient willingness to accept hepatitis C-infected kidneys for transplantation
|  | Overall | Unwilling to receive HCV+ kidney (N = 39) | Willing to receive HCV+ kidney (N = 86) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (years) +/− SD | 55 +/− 1.06 | 51 +/−  2.3 | 56.7 +/−  1.1 | 0.012 |
Male sex, N (%) | 71 (56.8) | 20 (51.3) | 51 (59.3) | 0.402 |
Race | ||||
 White, N (%) | 82 (65.6) | 25 (64.1) | 57 (66.3) |  |
 Black, N (%) | 35 (28.0) | 11 (28.2) | 24 (27.9) |  |
 Other, N (%) | 8 (6.4) | 3 (7.7) | 5 (5.8) | 0.919 |
Currently on dialysis, N (%) | 88 (70.4) | 30 (77.0) | 58 (67.4) | 0.282 |
Two or more years on dialysis, N (%) | 44 (35.2) | 11 (28.2) | 33 (22.1) | 0.072 |
Dialysis type, N (%) | ||||
 Hemodialysis | 58 (65.9) | 19 (48.7) | 39 (45.3) |  |
 Peritoneal dialysis | 30 (34.1) | 11 (28.2) | 19 (22.1) | 0.174 |
Mean number of years listed, +/− SD | 1.9 +/− 0.15 | 1.9 +/−  0.27 | 2.0 +/−  0.18 | 0.66 |
History of prior kidney transplant, N (%) | 19 (15.2) | 8 (20.5) | 11 (12.8) | 0.265 |
Personal history of HCV, N (%) | 6 (4.8) | 1 (2.6) | 5 (5.8) | 0.424 |
Previously treated for HCV, N (%) | 6 (4.8) | 1 (2.6) | 5 (5.8) | 0.424 |
Know someone with HCV, N (%) | 20 (16.0) | 7 (17.9) | 13 (15.1) | 0.689 |
Educational level, N (%) | ||||
 Some high school | 4 (3.2) | 0 (0) | 4 (4.7) |  |
 High school diploma or GED | 19 (15.2) | 4 (10.3) | 15 (17.4) |  |
 Some college | 43 (34.4) | 13 (33.3) | 30 (34.9) |  |
 Graduated college | 37 (29.6) | 10 (25.6) | 27 (31.4) |  |
 Graduate or doctoral degree | 22 (17.6) | 12 (30.8) | 10 (11.6) | 0.071 |
Interested in hearing more about HCV-positive organs | 75 (60.0) | 5 (12.8) | 70 (81.4) | < 0.001 |