Table 2.
Characteristics of participants
|
Donors (n = 20) |
Living donor kidney recipients(n = 15) | Deceased donor kidney recipients(n = 12) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (SD) |
52.4 (12.2) |
54.9 (9.1) |
56.0 (10.9) |
n.s. |
| Sex, No. |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
7 (35) |
10 (67) |
7 (58) |
X2 = 3.78, p = 0.15 |
| Female |
13 (65) |
5 (33) |
5 (42) |
|
| Time since surgery, years (SD) |
3.7 (2.9) |
3.7 (2.8) |
4.8 (3.2) |
n.s |
| Cause of renal failure in recipient* | ||||
| Diabetes |
2 |
- |
- |
|
| Hypertension |
- |
- |
1 |
|
| Glomerulonephritis |
5 |
3 |
3 |
|
| Chronic pyelonephritis (reflux nephropathy) |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
| Cystic kidney |
7 |
6 |
3 |
|
| Nephrocirrhosis |
1 |
1 |
- |
|
| Auto-immune cause (e.g. SLE) |
2 |
- |
1 |
|
| Malignancy |
- |
- |
1 |
|
| Other urologic causes |
1 |
1 |
- |
|
| Unknown |
- |
1 |
2 |
|
| Type of dialysis in recipient* | ||||
| None |
5 |
6 |
- |
|
| Haemodialysis |
6 |
4 |
4 |
X2 = 7.77, p = 0.20 |
| Peritoneal dialysis |
4 |
4 |
5 |
|
| Both |
5 |
1 |
3 |
|
| Average duration of dialysis before transplantation in recipient, years (range) * |
1.2 (0–4.4) |
0.5 (0–3.1) |
4.0 (1.1–6.3) |
p < 0.05 |
| Donor-recipient relationship, No. |
|
|
|
|
| Partner relationship |
8 |
5 |
|
|
| Parent–child relationship (incl. in-law) |
5 |
3 |
NA |
|
| Brother-sister relationship (incl. in-law) |
4 |
4 |
|
|
| Other family |
1 |
- |
|
|
| Friend | 2 | 3 | ||
NA = not applicable * For donors this refers to the recipient for whom they have donated a kidney.