30 March 2021>: Original Paper
Prevalence of Non-Adherence to Immunosuppressive Medications in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Barriers and Predictors
Shahd M. Taj 12ABDEF , Hajer Baghaffar 3ABDEF , Duha Khaled Alnajjar 3ABDEF , Nahed Khalid Almashabi 4ABDEF , Sherine Ismail 256ACDEFG*DOI: 10.12659/AOT.928356
Ann Transplant 2021; 26:e928356
Table 3 Baseline characteristics of the sample.
Baseline characteristics | N=102* |
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Age (years) | 48.55±15.64 |
Sex (Male) | 66 (64.71%) |
Body mass index (kg/m) | 29.14±5.94 |
Under weight | 1 (0.98%) |
Normal weight | 26 (25.49%) |
Overweight | 33 (32.35%) |
Obese | 42 (41.18%) |
Material status (married) | 76 (74.51%) |
Educational level | |
Not educated | 18 (17.65%) |
Below high school | 29 (28.43%) |
High school | 23 (22.55%) |
Graduate and post graduate | 32 (31.37%) |
Years post kidney transplant | 10 (6–14) |
Type of donor** | |
Living-related | 39 (38.24%) |
Living non-related | 57 (55.88%) |
Deceased | 6 (5.88%) |
History of previous rejection | 3 (2.94%) |
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (ml/min/1.73 m)# | 72.67±21.89 |
Immunosuppression therapy (IST) | |
Tacrolimus-based | 77 (75.49%) |
Cyclosporine-based | 25 (24.51%) |
Number of prescribed medications | 9 (6–12) |
Self-administer medications | 91 (89.22%) |
Hypertension | 70 (68.63%) |
Diabetes mellitus | 43 (42.16%) |
Thyroid disorders | 19 (18.63%) |
Dyslipidemia | 14 (13.73%) |
Ischemic heart diseases | 6 (5.88%) |
Liver diseases | 6 (5.88%) |
Others## | 6 (5.88%) |
* Data are presented as frequency (percentage): n (%), mean±Standard Deviation (SD), Median; Interquartile Range (IQR); ** One participant is missing for the type of donor; # estimated glomerular filtration rate is based on Modified diet and renal disease equation (MDRD); ## others include 2 patients who had gout, 2 patients with cancer and 2 patients had heart failure. |