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. 2008 Apr;19(4):798–805. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2007060634

Table 2.

Medication according to tertiles of donor agea

Medication Donor Age (yr; %; n = 74)
P
<41(n = 24) 41 to 53(n = 27) >53(n = 23)
Immunosuppressive agents
    cyclosporin A 25.0 14.8 26.1 0.197
    tacrolimus 75.0 85.2 73.9 0.557
    MMF 100.0 100.0 100.0 NS
    steroids 100.0 100.0 100.0 NS
BP- and lipid-lowering agents
    ACEI/ARB
        3 mo 26.1 17.9 17.4 0.705
        12 mo 54.2 51.9 69.6 0.401
    CCB
        3 mo 45.8 51.9 65.2 0.428
        12 mo 50.0 51.9 65.2 0.517
    BB
        3 mo 45.8 55.6 60.9 0.673
        12 mo 54.2 33.3 56.5 0.187
    diuretics
        3 mo 4.2 3.7 4.3 0.991
        12 mo 16.7 18.5 13.0 0.870
    statins
        3 mo 37.5 25.9 26.1 0.492
        12 mo 41.7 29.6 52.2 0.367
a

ACEI, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ARB, angiotensin II receptor blockers; BB, β blockers; CCB, calcium channel blockers; MMF, mycophenolate mofetil.