| World Journal of Nephrology and Urology, ISSN 1927-1239 print, 1927-1247 online, Open Access |
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Original Article
Volume 3, Number 2, June 2014, pages 67-71
Impact of Patient Awareness on Access to Transplantation in End Stage Renal Disease
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Table
| On the list | Model | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Odds ratio | P value | |
| *Covariates selected for multivariate model (P < 0.3). | ||||
| Number of cases | 31 | 98 | ||
| Age mean (SD) | 54 (9.6) | 55 (11.9) | 0.988 | 0.49 |
| Dialysis vintage Median (inter-quartile range) | 4 (7) | 4 (6) | 1.025 | 0.54 |
| Weight mean (ST) | 177 (45.9) | 178 (47.9) | 1.000 | 0.93 |
| Diabetes (%) | ||||
| Yes | 11 (35.5) | 37 (37.8) | 1.103 | 0.82 |
| No | 20 (64.5) | 61 (62.2) | 0.907 | |
| Education (%) | ||||
| Grade school | 2 (6.5) | 5 (5.1) | 1.000 | 0.76 |
| High school | 15 (48.4) | 59 (60.2) | 0.636 | 0.61 |
| Some college | 12 (38.7) | 26 (26.5) | 1.154 | 0.87 |
| Finished college | 2 (6.5) | 5 (5.1) | 1.000 | > 0.99 |
| Post graduate | 0 (0.0) | 3 (3.1) | 0.000 | > 0.99 |
| Employment (%) | ||||
| Yes | 4 (12.9) | 8 (8.2) | 1.667 | 0.43 |
| No | 27 (87.1) | 90(91.8) | 0.600 | |
| Ethnicity (%) | ||||
| African American | 22 (22.2) | 77 (77.8) | 0.667 | 0.38 |
| Other | 7 (26.9) | 19 (73.1) | 1.500 | |
| MD talked about transplant ? (%) | ||||
| Yes | 30 (96.8) | 57 (58.2) | 21.579 | 0.003* |
| No | 1 (3.2) | 41 (41.8) | 0.046 | |
| Do you know kidney transplant recipient? (%) | ||||
| Yes | 21 (67.6) | 54 (55.1) | 1.711 | 0.216* |
| No | 10 (32.3) | 44 (44.9) | 0.584 | |
| Do transplant recipients live longer? (%) | ||||
| Yes | 20 (64.5) | 50 (51.5) | 1.709 | 0.209* |
| No | 11 (35.5) | 47 (48.5) | 0.585 | |
| Did you discuss treatment options prior to HD? (%) | ||||
| Yes | 26 (83.9) | 61 (62.2) | 3.154 | 0.030* |
| No | 5 (16.1) | 37 (37.8) | 0.317 | |
| How satisfied are you with HD? (%) | ||||
| Very satisfied | 19 (61.3) | 50 (51.0) | 1.000 | 0.57 |
| Somewhat satisfied | 11 (35.5) | 42 (42.9) | 0.689 | 0.39 |
| Not satisfied | 1 (3.2) | 6 (6.1) | 0.439 | 0.46 |