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. 2011 May;6(5):1198–1206. doi: 10.2215/CJN.06860810

Table 4.

Estimated HR for independent factors associated with SPK transplant outcomes in type 2 diabetic recipients and comparison to HR of similar covariates in recipients with T1DM diagnosis

Covariate Reference Levels T2DM
T1DM
Unadjusted HR (95% CI) Adjusted HR (95% CI)
Model 1 Model 2a
Patient death
    recipient age ≤45 years >45 years 2.16 (1.28 to 3.62) 2.13 (1.26 to 3.59) 2.16 (1.27 to 3.64) 1.29 (1.09 to 1.52)
    pretransplant dialysis Pre-emptive >1 year 2.57 (1.11 to 5.97) 2.58 (1.11 to 6.00) 2.60 (1.12 to 6.06) 1.59 (1.21 to 1.89)
    calcineurin inhibitor No drug CsA 0.54 (0.19 to 1.51) 0.66 (0.23 to 1.85) 0.65 (0.23 to 1.84) 0.47 (0.34 to 0.65)
Tac 0.30 (0.17 to 0.53) 0.37 (0.19 to 0.69) 0.36 (0.19 to 0.69) 0.36 (0.28 to 0.46)
    steroid No drug Yes 0.32 (0.16 to 0.62) 0.41 (0.20 to 0.84) 0.44 (0.20 to 0.99) 0.84 (0.58 to 1.21)
Overall kidney graft loss
    pretransplant dialysis Pre-emptive >1 year 2.08 (1.16 to 3.72) 2.48 (1.38 to 4.47) 2.44 (1.35 to 4.39) 1.26 (1.04 to 1.45)
    steroid No drug Yes 0.31 (0.19 to 0.51) 0.38 (0.21 to 0.67) 0.29 (1.16 to 0.56) 0.66 (0.49 to 0.89)
    calcineurin inhibitor No drug CsA 0.50 (0.21 to 1.16) 0.52 (0.22 to 1.24) 0.69 (0.27 to 1.70) 0.50 (0.38 to 0.66)
Tac 0.35 (0.22 to 0.55) 0.43 (0.26 to 0.71) 0.47 (0.28 to 0.79) 0.42 (0.35 to 0.52)
    induction No drug Alem 1.19 (0.97 to 4.00) 2.10 (1.01 to 4.35) 0.53 (0.07 to 4.51) 0.47 (0.24 to 0.91)
Thym 0.77 (0.51 to 1.15) 0.88 (0.57 to 1.34) 0.21 (0.02 to 1.74) 0.48 (0.26 to 0.89)
IL2-RA 0.51 (0.25 to 1.04) 0.60 (0.30 to 1.24) 0.14 (0.01 to 1.27) 0.44 (0.23 to 0.84)
Others 0.97 (0.030 to 3.12) 1.39 (0.43 to 4.51) 0.31 (0.28 to 3.53) 0.52 (0.26 to 1.02)
Multiple 1.13 (0.48 to 2.63) 1.18 (0.49 to 2.81) 0.27 (0.03 to 3.53) 0.58 (0.30 to 1.14)
Overall pancreas graft loss
    BMI 18.5 to 25 <18.5 1.26 (0.45 to 3.48) 1.11 (0.39 to 3.09) 1.08 (0.38 to 3.01) 0.94 (0.67 to 1.31)
25 to 30 1.49 (1.02 to 2.16) 1.58 (1.08 to 2.29) 1.69 (1.09 to 2.33) 0.96 (0.85 to 1.08)
>30 1.81 (1.18 to 2.79) 1.67 (1.08 to 2.59) 1.71 (1.10 to 2.64) 1.27 (1.07 to 1.49)
    steroid No drug Yes 0.41 (0.25 to 0.68) 0.53 (0.31 to 0.91) 0.59 (0.33 to 1.05) 0.92 (0.72 to 1.19)
    calcineurin inhibitor No drug CsA 0.71 (0.35 to 1.44) 0.81 (0.39 to 1.66) 0.81 (0.39 to 1.66) 0.54 (0.42 to 0.67)
Tac 0.37 (0.24 to 0.57) 0.42 (0.27 to 0.66) 0.42 (0.27 to 0.66) 0.44 (0.37 to 0.53)

Results were presented as HRs with 95% CI. CsA, cyclosporine A, Tac, tacrolimus; Alem, alemtuzumab; thym, thymoglobulin; Others, ALG/OKT3.

a

Model 2 included a covariate to account for interaction between use of induction and steroid.