Participant characteristics
| High deprivation group N=19 | Low deprivation group N=13 | |
|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Number (%) | Number (%) |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 10 (53) | 7 (54) |
| Male | 9 (47) | 6 (46) |
| Age group (years) | ||
| 21–40 | 3 (16) | 1 (8) |
| 41–60 | 10 (53) | 5 (38) |
| 61–80 | 6 (32) | 7 (54) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 16 (84) | 13 (100) |
| Other ethnic groups* | 3 (16) | 0 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 4 (21) | 0 |
| Married/long-term partner | 11 (58) | 12 (92) |
| Other (divorced or widowed/bereaved) | 4 (21) | 1 (8) |
| Number of dependents | ||
| 0 | 14 (74) | 10 (77) |
| 1 | 2 (11) | 1 (8) |
| 2 or more | 3 (16) | 2 (15) |
| Renal replacement therapy prior to transplantation | ||
| None (chronic kidney disease 4/5) | 1 (5) | 1 (8) |
| Peritoneal dialysis | 4 (21) | 6 (46) |
| Haemodialysis | 12 (63) | 4 (31) |
| Peritoneal and haemodialysis† | 2 (11) | 2 (15) |
| Primary renal disease group‡ | ||
| Glomerular disease | 4 (21) | 4 (31) |
| Tubulointerstitial disease | 5 (26) | 1 (8) |
| Systemic disease affecting the kidney | 3 (16) | 0 |
| Familial/hereditary nephropathies | 5 (26) | 3 (23) |
| Miscellaneous renal disorders | 2 (11) | 5 (38) |
| Employment status§ | ||
| Full time/part time employment | 7 (37) | 5 (38) |
| Unemployed—seeking/not seeking employment | 4 (21) | 0 |
| Retired and other (eg, student, homemaker)† | 8 (42) | 8 (62) |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile | ||
| 5 (most deprived) | 6 (32) | 0 |
| 4 | 13 (68) | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 5 (38) |
| 2 | 0 | 2 (15) |
| 1 (least deprived) | 0 | 6 (46) |
*This includes Black/African/Caribbean/Black British, Asian/Asian British, Mixed/multiple ethnic groups and other ethnic groups.
†One individual had received a live-donor kidney transplant which had failed, as well as peritoneal and haemodialysis prior to receiving a deceased-donor kidney transplant.
‡European Renal Association—European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) Registry Primary Renal Disease coding system.
§Groups combined as one individual in one group.