Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the donors and recipients of living donor paediatric kidney transplants at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, from 2009 to present (n = 39). Data were collected from the electronic medical record
| Variables | n = 39 | |
|---|---|---|
| Donor characteristics | Age at transplant (years), mean (SD) | 40 (8) |
|
Donor relationship, n (%) - Mother - Father - Other |
17 (44) 16 (41) 6 (15) |
|
| ABO Compatible, n (%) | 35 (90) | |
| Recipient characteristics | Female, n (%) | 13 (33) |
| Age at transplant (years), median (IQR) | 6 (3–9) | |
| Height (cm), median (IQR) | 108 (89–127) | |
| Weight (kg), median (IQR) | 18 (12–26) | |
|
Cause of kidney failure, n (%) - CAKUT - Glomerular disease - Cystic kidney disease - Other |
14 (36) 13 (33) 6 (15) 6 (15) |
|
| eGFR prior to transplant (mL/min/1.73 m2), median IQR | 7 (6–10) | |
| Graft kidney length (cm), mean (SD) | 11 (1) | |
| Graft kidney length: height (%), mean (SD) | 11 (2) |
SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range; CAKUT, congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate