Table 2.

Clinical factors in progression of arteriosclerosis

Parameter	DSA-Positive			DSA-Negative
	No.	Δcv Gradea	P	No.	Δcv Gradea	P
Donor age
≤50 years	20	0.45	NS	20	0.30	NS
> 50 years	20	0.45		39	0.21
Recipient age
≤50 years	26	0.46	NS	31	0.25	NS
> 50 years	14	0.39		27	0.11
BP
normotensiveb	20	0.35	NS	18	0.30	NS
hypertensive	20	0.49		37	0.06
Acute cellular rejection (morphologic)
present	4	0.13	NS	8	0.50	NS
absent	36	0.43		51	0.14

NS, not significant.

^aΔ cv grade, increment of cv score between 3- and 12-month biopsies.

^bGroup includes those normotensive on medication.