Table 2. RTL and RTEs content before kidney transplantation in patients with or without rejection within the first 3 months.
Data are presented as medians (interquartile range). RTL: Relative Telomere Length, RTEs: Recent thymic emigrants.
| KT Patients (n = 222) | No Rejection (n = 192) (86%) | Early Rejection (n = 30) (14%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTL of CD4+ T cells | 12.1 (9.1–15.0) | 11.5 (10.0–13.3) | 0.90 |
| RTL of CD8+ T cells | 11.4 (9.2–15.3) | 11.1 (10.4–14.4) | 0.83 |
| CD31+CD4+ naive T-cell numbers (/μl) | 106.5 (56.7–207.4) | 104.3 (77.0–192.9) | 0.99 |
| CD31+ within CD4+ naive T-cells (%) | 66.4 (55.1–75.1) | 62.2 (53.7–76.8) | 0.69 |
| CD31+CD8+ naive T-cell numbers (/μl) | 55.4 (24.1–566.3) | 65.0 (12.8–203.9) | 0.80 |
| CD31+ within CD8+ naive T-cells (%) | 97.7 (94.4–98.9) | 97.9 (93.9–99.5) | 0.41 |