Research Article

Development of Self-Management Scale for Kidney Transplant Recipients, Including Management of Post-Transplantation Chronic Kidney Disease

Table 1

Summary of demographic data ( ).

MeanSD  %

Sex
 Male 149(62.3)
 Female90(37.7)
Age ( )50.011.7
Employed ( )
 No148(62.2)
 Yes90(37.8)
Age at transplant ( )42.713.1
Months post kidney transplant98.691.7
Organ donor source
 Deceased donor57(23.9)
 Living donor180(75.3)
 Both2(0.8)
Dialysis pretransplant
 No33(13.8)
 Yes206(86.2)
Months of dialysis 78.879.1
Cause of ESRD ( )
 Glomerulonephritis133(57.6)
 Polycystic kidney disease19(8.2)
 Diabetes5(2.2)
 Nephrosclerosis3(1.3)
 Other33(14.3)
 Unknown38(16.4)
Comorbidity ( )
 No150(63.0)
 Yes88(37.0)
Comorbidity present
  Hypertension62(26.1)
  Anemia37(15.5)
  Hyperlipidemia31(13.0)
Serum creatinine (mg/dL, )1.50.7
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (mL/min/1.73 m2, )42.517.1
Stage of CKD T ( )
 1T (eGFR ≥≥ 90)2(0.9)
 2T (60 ≤ eGFR < 90)35(15.0)
 3T (30 ≤ eGFR < 60)140(60.1)
 4T (15 ≤ eGFR < 30)51(21.9)
 5T (eGFR < 15)5(2.1)

ESRD: end stage renal disease.