Attitudes to Medication after Kidney Transplantation and Their Association with Medication Adherence and Graft Survival: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study

Table 4

Demographics of self-reported nonadherent versus adherent patients.

Demographics	Nonadherent; (n = 19)	Adherent; (n = 94)	P value
	n (%)	n (%)
Age (years)
18–29	2 (10.5%)	7 (7.4%)	0.651
30–45	3 (15.8%)	24 (25.5%)	0.364
46–64	11 (57.9%)	48 (51.1%)	0.587
65+	3 (15.8%)	15 (16%)	0.985
Gender
Male	11(57.9%)	62 (66%)	0.503
Female	8 (42.1%)	32 (34%)
Education level
High	2 (10.5%)	20 (21.3%)	0.280
Middle	12 (63.2%)	52 (55.3%)	0.529
Low	5 (26.3%)	22 (23.4%)	0.786
Ethnicity
Caucasian	15 (78.9%)	71 (78.9%)	0.995
Asian	0 (0%)	9 (10%)	0.150
African	3 (15.8%)	7 (7.8%)	0.272
Turkish	0 (0%)	2 (2.2%)	0.512
Other	1 (5.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0.220
Unknown	0	4
Kidney transplant
Living donor	16 (84.2%)	73 (77.7%)	0.524
Deceased donor	3 (15.8%)	21 (22.3%)
Number of transplant (median, range)	1 (1-2)	1 (1–5)	1.000
Marital status
Married	12 (63.2%)	57 (60.6%)	0.837
Living together	0 (0%)	14 (14.9%)	0.072
Single	4 (21.1%)	12 (12.8%)	0.345
Divorced	1 (5.3%)	7 (7.4%)	0.735
Widow/widower	1 (5.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0.205
Other	1 (5.3%)	3 (3.2%)	0.656