Table 1. Demographics of renal allograft recipients (immunosuppressed) and immunocompetent patients (median, minimum, and maximum; number and percentage).
Renal transplant recipients (N=33) | Immunocompetent controls (N=54) | |
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Age (years) | 67 (44–78) | 71 (43–87) |
Gender (male, %) | 24 (72.7) | 37 (68.5) |
Time since transplantation (years) | 10.5 (1–38) | — |
Duration of haemodialysis (years) | 3 (0–15) | — |
Renal disease (number, %) | — | |
Diabetes | 3 (9.1) | |
Hypertension | 3 (9.1) | |
Glomerulonephritis | 16 (48.5) | |
ADPKD | 4 (12.1) | |
Others | 7 (21.2) | |
Transplantation | — | |
First (number, %) | 26 (78.8) | |
Second (number, %) | 6 (18.2) | |
Third (number, %) | 1 (3.0) | |
Renal allograft function | ||
Creatinine (mg dl−1) | 1.18 (0.63–2.29) | |
Immunosuppression at time of transplantation/ at time of first non-melanoma skin lesion | ||
Ciclosporin A+Azathioprin+Steroids | 12/4 | |
Azathioprin+Steroids | 5/1 | |
Ciclosporin A+Steroids | 5/16 | |
Ciclosporin A+MMF+Steroids | 9/9 | |
Tacrolimus+MMF+Steroids | 2/3 |
Abbreviations: ADPKD=autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; MMF=mycophenolate mofetil.