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. 2014 Apr 1;3(2):69–79. doi: 10.12860/jnp.2014.15

Table 4. The comparison of main demographic, clinical and laboratory features among early chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN) positive (n=42) and CAN negative (n=122) groups.

CAN No CAN p value
Recipients’ age, mean±SD, in years 27.6±8.0 28.1±9.5 0.73
Recipients’ sex, n(%)
Male 39 (90.9%) 91 (74.4%) 0.02
Female 4 (9.5%) 31 (25.1%)
Donors’ sex, n(%)
Male 39 (90.9%) 91 (74.4%) 0.72
Female 4 (9.5%) 31 (25.1%)
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) match, n(%)
>3 antigen 19(45.2%) 70 (57.4%) 0.17
≤ 3 antigen 23(54.8%) 52 (42.3%)
Antithymocyte globulin (ATG), n(%) 3 (7.1%) 9 (7.4%)
Immunosuppressive regimen, n(%)
Pred, CyA, Aza 40 (95.2%) 113 (92.6%) 0.55
Pred, CyA, MMF 2 (4.8%) 9 (7.4%)
Donors’ creatinine clearance (ml/min) 121.8878±21.1883 120.9445±20.0328 0.72
Delayed graft function (DGF), n(%) 4 (9.5%) 7 (5.7%) 0.39
Early graft function, n(%) 38 (90.5%) 115 (94.3%) 0.92
ATG for induction/DGF, n(%) 3 (7.1%) 9 (7.4%)
Secondary surgery, n(%) 6 (11.9%) 7 (5.7%) 0.19
Acute tubular necrosis on early biopsy, n(%) 9 (21.4%) 26 (21.3%) 0.98
Dialysis required in early period, n(%) 3 (7.1%) 8 (6.6%) 0.96
Acute cellular rejection, n(%) 6 (14.3%) 18 (14.4%) 0.94
Acute vascular rejection, n(%) 6 (14.3%) 8 (6.6%) 0.12
Cyclosporin A (CyA) toxicity, n(%) 5 (11.9%) 17 (13.9%) 0.73
AUC of CyA (Mean±SD) 6293±2431 6716±2012 0.28
Cytomegalovirus infection, n(%) 5 (13.2%) 1 (0.8%) 0.001
Polyoma virus infection, n(%) 6 (14.3%) 1 (0.8%) 0.0001
Urinary tract infections, n(%) 10 (23.8%) 24 (19.7%) 0.56