Table 2 Medical characteristics and treatments (compliance and side effects)

Medical characteristics

Cadaveric donor transplantation

1035

97.5%

Duration of transplantation, years

8.5 ± 5.8

Patients with rejection since renal transplant

222

22.9%

Major causes of ESRD

Chronic glomerular nephritis

380

35.8%

Interstitial nephropathy

122

11.5%

Hereditary nephropathy

206

19.4%

Duration of dialysis, months (mean ± SD)

31.3 ± 37.2

Intercurrent health events in the last four weeks

245

23.2%

Hospitalization

111

11.1%

Critical illness

47

4.7%

Infectious disease

123

13.7%

Acute rejection episodes

42

4.0%

Graft surgery

17

1.9%

Comorbidities

Hypertension

844

80.9%

BMI > 30 (kg/m²)

140

13.4%

Diabetes mellitus

133

12.9%

Current smokers

122

11.8%

Treatments, compliance and side

Side effects

838

79%

Mean number of side effects per patient

5.7 ±3.9

Range

(1–17)

Mean number of drugs per patient

5.1 ±3.1

Immunosuppressive treatment

Calcineurin inhibitors

956

90.6%

Corticosteroids

593

56.2%

Antimetabolites

769

72.9%

Proliferation inhibitors

53

5.0%

Monotherapy

109

10.3%

Bitherapy

564

53.5%

Tritherapy

378

35.8%

Other treatment

Antihypertensive drugs

890

84.4%

Hypolipidemics

540

51.2%

Antidiabetic agents

100

9.5%

Non-compliant to treatment

239

22.5%

Side effects related to:

General health

548

51.6%

Mental health

467

44.0%

Body modification

771

72.7%

Sexual disorders

288

27.1%

Diarrhea

216

20.4%