Table 1.
The demographic characteristics of the 2000 renal transplants.
| Characteristic | No GN | PTGN | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 1897 | 103 | |
| Mean (SD) recipient age, years | 29.84 (10.62) | 27.56 (10.55) | 0.034 |
| N (%): | |||
| Recipients age range, years | |||
| <20 | 363 (19.1) | 30 (29.1) | 0.042 |
| 20–30 | 595 (31.4) | 31 (30.1) | |
| 30–40 | 572 (30.2) | 28 (27.2) | |
| 40–50 | 295 (15.6) | 11 (10.7) | |
| >50 | 72 (3.8) | 3 (2.9) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 1413 (74.5) | 78 (75.7) | 0.778 |
| Female | 484 (25.5) | 25 (24.3) | |
| Pre-transplant hypertension | |||
| No | 799 (42.1) | 42 (40.7) | 0.788 |
| Yes | 1098 (57.9) | 61 (59.3) | |
| Type of blood transfusion | |||
| Donor specific | 11 (0.6) | 1 (0.97) | 0.273 |
| Third party | 852 (44.9) | 54 (52.4) | |
| No transfusion | 1034 (54.5) | 48 (46.6) | |
| Type of dialysis | |||
| Pre-emptive | 79 (4.2) | 1 (0.9) | 0.280 |
| Haemodialysis | 1797 (94.7) | 102 (99.1) | |
| Peritoneal dialysis | 21 (1.1) | – | |
| Mean (SD) donors age, years | 35.47 (10.1) | 36 (10.7) | 0.605 |
| N (%) | |||
| Donors age range, years | |||
| <30 | 745 (39.3) | 37 (35.9) | 0.789 |
| 30–40 | 604 (31.8) | 33 (32) | |
| 40–50 | 379 (20) | 20 (19.4) | |
| >50 | 169 (8.9) | 13 (12.6) | |
| Donors sex | |||
| Male | 903 (47.6) | 50 (48.5) | 0.881 |
| Female | 994 (52.4) | 53 (51.5) | |
| Consanguinity | |||
| Parent | 542 (28.6) | 35 (34) | 0.238 |
| Sibling | 890 (46.9) | 46 (44.7) | 0.655 |
| Off-spring | 29 (1.5) | 1 (0.97) | 0.650 |
| Emotionally related | 116 (6.1) | 6 (5.8) | 0.905 |
| Other relative | 101 (5.3) | 4 (3.9) | 0.523 |
| Unrelated | 219 (11.5) | 11 (10.7) | 0.789 |
| Blood groups, recipient/donor | |||
| Same | 1527 (80.5) | 80 (77.7) | 0.482 |
| Different (but compatible) | 370 (19.5) | 23 (22.3) | |
| HLA Class I mismatch | |||
| Zero | 148 (7.8) | 6 (5.8) | 0.181 |
| One | 215 (11.3) | 16 (15.5) | |
| Two | 952 (50) | 58 (56.3) | |
| Three | 294 (15.5) | 16 (15.5) | |
| Four | 129 (6.8) | 4 (3.9) | |
| Undetermined | 159 (8.4) | 3 (2.9) | |
| HLA Class II (DR) mismatch | |||
| Zero | 195 (10.3) | 10 (9.7) | 0.452 |
| One | 1656 (87.3) | 93 (90.3) | |
| Two | 2 (0.1) | – | |
| Undetermined | 44 (2.3) | – | |
| Transplant received | |||
| First | 1821 (96) | 101 (98.1) | 0.562 |
| Second | 73 (3.8) | 2 (1.9) | |
| Third | 3 (0.2) | – | |
| Ischaemia time, min | |||
| <30 | 217 (11.4) | 9 (8.7) | 0.672 |
| 30–60 | 1378 (72.6) | 76 (73.8) | |
| >60 | 302 (15.9) | 18 (17.5) | |
| Time to diuresis | |||
| Immediate | 1745 (92) | 94 (91.3) | 0.792 |
| Delayed | 152 (8) | 9 (8.7) | |
| Number of renal arteries | |||
| One | 1681 (88.6) | 95 (92.2) | 0.975 |
| Two | 193 (10.2) | 8 (7.8) | |
| Three | 21 (1.1) | – | |
| Four | 1 (0.05) | – | |
| Five | 1 (0.05) | – | |
HLA, human leucocyte antigen.