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. 2013 Aug 24;2:15. doi: 10.1186/2047-1440-2-15

Table 3.

SHRs for hospitalizations among kidney transplant patients relative to the Canadian general population, by time since transplantation, 2000 to 2008a

Disease grouping Time since transplantation
0 days to < 60 days 60 days to <3 years 3 to <5 years 5 years or over
 
Ob
SHR (95% CI)
O
SHR (95% CI)
O
SHR (95% CI)
O
SHR (95% CI)
All hospitalizations
3,284
40.1 (38.7, 41.5)
10,063
8.8 (8.7, 9.0)
2,609
5.5 (5.3, 5.7)
1,475
5.6 (5.3, 5.9)
All hospitalizations excluded ICD-10: S01-T99, V01-Y98, and Z00-Z99c
1,371
19.6 (18.6, 20.7)
7,015
7.2 (7.1, 7.4)
2,044
5.0 (4.8, 5.2)
1,165
5.2 (4.9, 5.5)
Infectious diseases
111
92.5 (76.1, 111.4)
648
38.9 (36.0, 42.0)
124
18.0 (14.9, 21.4)
81
20.8 (16.5, 25.8)
Neoplasms
6
0.8 (0.3, 1.8)
320
3.1 (2.8, 3.5)
105
2.4 (2.0, 2.9)
73
3.0 (2.3, 3.8)
Blood disorders
27
38.6 (25.4, 56.1)
165
17.4 (14.8, 20.2)
24
6.0 (3.8, 8.9)
12
5.5 (2.8, 9.5)
Endocrine disorders
148
67.3 (56.9, 79.0)
773
25.3 (23.5, 27.1)
239
18.5 (16.3, 21.0)
102
14.4 (11.7, 17.4)
Mental disorders
9
2.3 (1.1, 4.4)
43
0.8 (0.6, 1.1)
21
1.0 (0.6, 1.5)
16
1.5 (0.8, 2.4)
Nervous system and sense organs
16
8.4 (4.8, 13.7)
311
11.9 (10.6, 13.3)
112
10.3 (8.5, 12.4)
60
10.0 (7.6, 12.9)
Circulatory
179
14.3 (12.3, 16.6)
633
3.6 (3.3, 3.8)
247
3.2 (2.8, 3.6)
198
4.5 (3.9, 5.2)
Respiratory
31
6.0 (4.0, 8.5)
400
5.4 (4.9, 6.0)
167
5.3 (4.5, 6.2)
94
5.2 (4.2, 6.3)
Digestive
172
17.2 (14.7, 20.0)
1,032
7.5 (7.0, 7.9)
277
4.8 (4.3, 5.4)
171
5.5 (4.7, 6.3)
Skin and subcutaneous tissue
7
7.8 (3.1, 16.0)
103
8.4 (6.9, 10.2)
39
7.8 (5.5, 10.7)
23
8.5 (5.4, 12.8)
Musculoskeletal
18
3.3 (1.9, 5.2)
261
3.4 (3.0, 3.8)
109
3.3 (2.7, 4.0)
50
2.7 (2.0, 3.6)
Genitourinary
411
79.0 (71.6, 87.1)
1,577
21.7 (20.6, 22.8)
375
12.3 (11.1, 13.6)
180
10.6 (9.2, 12.3)
Complications of pregnancy
0
n/a
19
0.2 (0.1, 0.3)
14
0.4 (0.2, 0.6)
5
0.2 (0.1, 0.6)
Congenital anomalies
8
80.0 (34.4, 157.6)
33
22.0 (15.1, 30.9)
13
21.7 (11.5, 37.1)
7
23.3 (9.3, 48.1)
Symptoms ill defined 228 46.5 (40.7, 53.0) 697 10.1 (9.4, 10.9) 178 6.1 (5.2, 7.1) 93 5.7 (4.6, 7.0)

aIndividuals were followed up from the date of their renal transplant until the date of death or 31 March 2009.

bO Observed.

cDisease category on complications of procedures/transplanted organs rejection, follow-up examination and adjustment, and other supplementary classifications related to transplant procedure (ICD-10 codes: S01-T99, V01-Y98, and Z00-Z99) was excluded.