Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients at baseline
| Â | Pre-transplant N = 103 | Post-transplant N = 110 |
|---|---|---|
Mean Age (SD) | 54 (12.55) | 53 (12.93) |
Gender (%) | Â | Â |
   Female | 55 | 44 |
   Male | 45 | 56 |
Race/Ethnicity (%) | Â | Â |
   White | 98 | 92 |
   American Indian | 2 | 3 |
   East Indian | 0 | 2 |
   Asian | 0 | 1 |
   Black | 0 | 1 |
Marital Status (%) | Â | Â |
   Married | 47 | 53 |
   Single | 50 | 50 |
   Divorced | 68 | 32 |
   Other | 46 | 55 |
Education (%) | Â | Â |
   High school | 46 | 54 |
   College | 60 | 40 |
   University | 32 | 68 |
Employment (%) | Â | Â |
   Working | 15 | 18 |
   Unemployed | 16 | 13 |
   Retired | 21 | 22 |
   Disability | 48 | 47 |
General Health (%) | Â | Â |
   Excellent | 1 | 6 |
   Very Good | 14 | 38 |
   Good | 22 | 38 |
   Fair | 32 | 14 |
   Poor | 31 | 4 |
Chronic Conditions (%) | Â | Â |
   Arthritis | 20 | 15 |
   Osteoporosis | 24 | 33 |
   Hypertension | 26 | 31 |
   Diabetes | 11 | 18 |
   Other | 9 | 3 |
Co-morbidities (%) | Â | Â |
   Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 43 | 41 |
   Pulmonary Fibrosis | 29 | 27 |
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Cystic Fibrosis | 10 15 | 11 19 |
   Other | 3 | 2 |
Mean Number of Chronic conditions (SD) | 2.00 (1.74) | 1.48 (1.56) |
Mean Six Minute Walk test, in meters (SD) | 357 (134) | 548 (155) |
Mean FEV1% pred* (SD) | 39.20 (21.63) | 67.10 (25.19) |
Mean time since transplantation (weeks) | Â | 136 (range 3-960) |