Psychosocial Status of Liver Transplant Candidates in Iran and Its Correlation with Health-Related Quality of Life and Depression and Anxiety

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of Iranian liver transplant candidates ().

Variable	Statistics
Age, mean (SD)	44.3 (13.1)
Sex (%)
Female	79 (38.5%)
Male	126 (61.5%)
Marital status (%)
Single	41 (20.0%)
Married	156 (76.1%)
Divorced/widowed	8 (3.9%)
Job status (%)
Paid work	99 (48.3%)
Homemaker	31 (15.1%)
Student	3 (1.5%)
Disabled/unemployed/retired	72 (35.1%)
Highest level of education completed (%)
Illiterate	22 (10.7)
Elementary school	16 (7.8)
< high school diploma	76 (37.1)
High school diploma or above	91 (44.4)
MELD score, mean (SD)	16.4 ± 4.7

MELD, Model for End-Stage Liver Disease.