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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 10.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Transplant. 2014 Feb 24;14(4):886–896. doi: 10.1111/ajt.12635
Model Parameter RR 95% CI P
Unadjusted biomarker

Model AUC = 0.60
(0.5398–0.6603)
Log(Post pi-GST) 1.410 1.126 −1.7653 0.003
Adjusted for donor
variables only 1

Model AUC = 0.669
(0.6108–0.7264)
Log(Post pi-GST) 1.284 1.0237 −1.6113 0.031
Donor age (years) 1.012 0.9999 −1.0248 0.052
Donor Black race (vs. non-Black) 1.282 0.8761 −1.8745 0.201
DCD kidney 1.757 1.2266 −2.5162 0.002
Donor history of hypertension 0.852 0.598 −1.2127 0.373
Donor history of diabetes 0.900 0.5447 −1.4866 0.680
Stroke as donor cause of death 0.904 0.6319 −1.2925 0.579
Terminal serum creatinine (mg/dl) 1.276 1.0607 −1.5353 0.010
Donor height (cm) 0.991 0.9778 −1.0044 0.185
Donor weight (kg) 1.003 0.9974 −1.0083 0.306
Adjusted for donor &
transport variables2

Model AUC = 0.679
(0.6124–0.7439)
Log(Post pi-GST) 1.358 1.0525 −1.7513 0.019
Pefusion resistance at 4 hrs (mmHg/ml/min) 2.529 1.1915 −5.3666 0.016
Cold ischemia time (hrs) 0.994 0.9646 −1.0251 0.716
Donor age (years) 1.014 1.0002 −1.0285 0.047
Donor Black race (vs. non-Black) 1.197 0.7649 −1.8731 0.431
DCD kidney 1.715 1.1358 −2.5884 0.010
Donor history of hypertension 0.917 0.6253 −1.3443 0.657
Donor history of diabetes 0.938 0.563 −1.5624 0.806
Stroke as donor cause of death 0.812 0.5442 −1.2103 0.306
Terminal serum creatinine (mg/dl) 1.239 0.9987 −1.5365 0.051
Donor height (cm) 0.998 0.9826 −1.0135 0.793
Donor weight (kg) 1.001 0.9944 −1.0083 0.704
Adjusted for donor,
transport & recipient
variables 3

Model AUC = 0.715
(0.6539–0.7751)
Log(Post pi-GST) 1.363 1.1374 −1.6324 0.001
Cold ischemia time (hrs) 0.993 0.9694 −1.0166 0.547
Donor age (years) 1.010 1.0 −1.0194 0.050
Donor Black race (vs. non-Black) 1.238 0.7644 −2.0054 0.385
DCD kidney 1.698 1.2062 −2.3897 0.002
Donor history of hypertension 0.737 0.5289 −1.0273 0.072
Donor history of diabetes 1.030 0.6755 −1.5712 0.890
Stroke as donor cause of death 0.781 0.5737 −1.0619 0.115
Terminal serum creatinine (mg/dl) 1.500 1.2189 −1.8459 0.000
Donor height (cm) 0.994 0.9817 −1.0057 0.300
Donor weight (kg) 1.001 0.9994 −1.0032 0.188
Recipient Race (Black) 1.152 0.9198 −1.4421 0.218
Recipient male (vs. female) 1.213 0.9571 −1.5382 0.110
Previous transplant 1.235 0.8028 −1.9006 0.337
Diabetes as cause of ESRD 1.105 0.8583 −1.4214 0.440
Recipient blood transfusion pre-transplant 1.300 1.0141 −1.6655 0.059
HLA mismatches (per unit increase) 1.257 1.1129 −1.4196 0.000
Recipient BMI (kg/m2) 1.041 1.0174 −1.0642 0.001
Duration of dialysis (months) 1.002 0.9972 −1.0058 0.505

DGF, delayed graft function; RR, relative risk; CI, confidence interval; AUC, area under the curve (regression C-statistics used for multivariable models); GST, glutathione S-transferase; DCD, donation after cardiac death; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; HLA, human leukocyte antigen; BMI, body mass index.

1

Donor variables used for adjustment: age in years, Black race, DCD status, hypertension, diabetes, stroke as cause of death, terminal serum creatinine in mg/dl, height in cm, and weight in kg

2

Includes donor variables listed above plus cold ischemia time in hours and renal resistance at 4 hours in mmHg/ml/min

3

Includes all variables listed above (except renal resistance) plus the following recipient variables: Black race, male gender, previous kidney transplant, diabetes as the cause of end stage renal disease, need for pretransplant blood transfusion, number of human leukocyte antigen mismatches, body mass index in kg/m2, and duration of dialysis before transplant in months