Research Article
Psychosocial Status of Liver Transplant Candidates in Iran and Its Correlation with Health-Related Quality of Life and Depression and Anxiety
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of Iranian liver transplant candidates (
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| Variable | Statistics |
| Age, mean (SD) | 44.3 (13.1) | Sex (%) | | Female | 79 (38.5%) | Male | 126 (61.5%) | Marital status (%) | | Single | 41 (20.0%) | Married | 156 (76.1%) | Divorced/widowed | 8 (3.9%) | Job status (%) | | Paid work | 99 (48.3%) | Homemaker | 31 (15.1%) | Student | 3 (1.5%) | Disabled/unemployed/retired | 72 (35.1%) | Highest level of education completed (%) | | Illiterate | 22 (10.7) | Elementary school | 16 (7.8) | < high school diploma | 76 (37.1) | High school diploma or above | 91 (44.4) | MELD score, mean (SD) | 16.4 ± 4.7 |
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MELD, Model for End-Stage Liver Disease.
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