Characteristic | With GI events (N = 42) | Without GI events (N = 20) | Total (N = 62) | p-value for overall group difference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean, SD) | (41.8, 10.6) | (43.4, 13.0) | (42.3, 11.4) | 0.617 |
Gender (n, % Male) | (22, 52.4%) | (13, 65.0%) | (35, 56.5%) | 0.349 |
Domestic status (n, % yes) | 0.418 | |||
Living alone | (2, 4.8%) | (2, 10.0%) | (4, 6.5%) | |
Living with a partner or spouse | (35, 83.3%) | (15, 75.0%) | (50, 80.6%) | |
Other | (5, 11.9%) | (2, 10.0%) | (7, 11.3%) | |
Missing | (0, 0.0%) | (1, 5.0%) | (1, 1.6%) | |
Education completed (n, % yes) | 0.183 | |||
Elementary/primary school | (11, 26.2%) | (11, 55.0%) | (22, 35.5%) | |
Secondary/high school | (18, 42.9%) | (4, 20.0%) | (22, 35.5%) | |
College degree | (8, 19.0%) | (4, 20.0%) | (12, 19.4%) | |
Post-graduate degree | (3, 7.1%) | (1, 5.0%) | (4, 6.5%) | |
Other | (2, 4.8%) | (0, 0.0%) | (2, 3.2%) | |
Time since transplant (mean, SD, in years) | (3.6, 4.4) | (2.6, 2.8) | (3.3, 4.0) | 0.401 |
Type of transplant (n, % yes) | 0.956 | |||
Cadaver | (27, 64.3%) | (13, 65.0%) | (40, 64.5%) | |
Living donor | (15, 35.7%) | (7, 35.0%) | (22, 35.5%) | |
GI complications 1 (n, % yes) | ||||
Diarrhea | (25, 59.5%) | (0, 0.0%) | (25, 40.3%) | |
Dyspepsia | (32, 76.2%) | (0, 0.0%) | (32, 51.6%) | |
Nausea | (21, 50.0%) | (0, 0.0%) | (21, 33.9%) | |
Vomiting | (6, 14.3%) | (0, 0.0%) | (6, 9.7%) | |
Abdominal pain/bloating/fullness | (38, 90.5%) | (0, 0.0%) | (38, 61.3%) | |
GI bleeding | ||||
Other | (22, 52.4%) | (0, 0.0%) | (22, 35.5%) | |
Pyrosis | (6, 14.3%) | (0, 0.0%) | (6, 9.7%) | |
Acid reflux | (4, 9.5%) | (0, 0.0%) | (4, 6.5%) | |
All others | (12, 28.6%) | (0, 0.0%) | (12, 19.4%) | |
Severity of GI complaints (n, % yes) | ||||
None | (0, 0.0%) | (20, 100.0%) | (20, 32.3%) | |
Mild | (6, 14.3%) | (0, 0.0%) | (6, 9.7%) | |
Moderate | (32, 76.2%) | (0, 0.0%) | (32, 51.6%) | |
Severe | (4, 9.5%) | (0, 0.0%) | (4, 6.5%) |