Table 1 Participants characteristics
From: Quality of life of transplanted children and their parents: a cross-sectional study
1. Children | N = 45 |
|---|---|
| Â | N (%) or med [IQR] |
Gender | Â |
Girls | 19 (42.2) |
Boys | 26 (57.8) |
Age (years) | 9.3 [5.6–12.4] |
School level | Â |
Not schooled | 2 (4.4) |
Appropriate level | 29 (64.4) |
Grade retention* | 14 (31.1) |
Siblings | Â |
No | 4 (9.1) |
Yes | 40 (90.9) |
Number | 2.0 [1.0–2.0] |
Transplant organ | Â |
Liver | 20 (44.4) |
Kidney | 15 (33.3) |
Heart | 10 (22.2) |
Age at transplant (months) | 53.8 [21.7–90.6] |
Delay from the transplant (months) | 51.7 [28.6–74.6] |
Graft rejection | Â |
Yes | 19 (43.2) |
No | 25 (56.8) |
Reject type | Â |
Acute rejection | 15 (83.3) |
Chronic rejection | 2 (11.1) |
Reoperation | Â |
Yes | 16 (36.4) |
No | 28 (63.6) |
Radio-interventionel procedure | Â |
Yes | 28 (65.1) |
No | 15 (34.9) |
Total number of medications | 3.0 [2.0–5.0] |
Number of immunosuppresive drugs | Â |
1 | 17 (39.5) |
≥2 | 26 (60.5) |
Residual treatment level | Â |
Satisfactory | 31 (77.5) |
Not satisfactory | 9 (22.5) |
Immunosuppressive medication switch | Â |
Yes | 28 (65.1) |
No | 15 (34.9) |
Regular treatment** | Â |
Yes | 28 (65.1) |
No | 15 (34.9) |
2. Parents | N = 45 |
|---|---|
| Â | N (%) or med [IQR] |
Mother | 33 (80.5) |
Father | 8 (19.5) |
Age (years) | 42.0 [38.0–46.8] |
Marital status | Â |
Single | 9 (20.5) |
Couple | 35 (79.5) |
Educational level | Â |
< 12 years | 22 (52.4) |
≥ 12 years | 20 (47.6) |
Professional status | Â |
Worker*** | 25 (56.8) |
Non-workers | 19 (43.2) |