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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 17.
Published in final edited form as: Kidney Int. 2015 Mar 25;88(2):341–349. doi: 10.1038/ki.2015.74

Table 2.

Univariable and Multivariable Cox Regression for recipient death.

Univariable Multivariable
variable HR p value 95% CI HR* p value 95% CI
Viral Factors
HIV−/HCV− REF REF
HCV+ 1.75 <0.001 1.66–1.85 1.44 <0.001 1.33–1.56
HIV+ 1.22 0.11 0.95–1.55 0.90 0.53 0.66–1.24
HIV+/HCV+ 3.38 <0.001 2.53–4.51 2.26 <0.001 1.45–3.52
Recipient Age
Age <40 years REF REF
Age 40–60 years 2.25 <0.001 2.14–2.36 1.91 <0.001 1.79–2.03
Age >60 years 4.69 <0.001 4.47–4.92 3.49 <0.001 3.27–3.73
Other recipient factors
Male 0.84 <0.001 0.81–0.86 0.93 0.001 0.90–0.97
African American 1.18 <0.001 1.15–1.22 1.00 0.99 0.96–1.04
Pre-transplant diabetes 2.23 <0.001 2.17–2.30 1.66 <0.001 1.61–1.72
Pre-transplant dialysis 2.21 <0.001 2.10–2.31 1.62 <0.001 1.52–1.73
Years on dialysis 1.05 <0.001 1.05–1.06 1.04 <0.001 1.03–1.04
Transplant Factors
Deceased donor 1.94 <0.001 1.88–2.00 1.33 <0.001 1.27–1.39
Expanded criteria donor 2.26 <0.001 2.18–2.34 - - -
CDC high risk donor 0.98 0.64 0.91–1.06 - - -
HCV+ donor 2.24 <0.001 2.06–2.43 1.97 <0.001 1.54–2.53
Acute rejection in 1st year 1.22 <0.001 1.17–1.27 - - -
HCV donor* HCV recipient 0.59 0.006 0.48–0.74 0.55 <0.001 0.41–0.73
Antibody induction use
Lymphodepleting REF REF
Non-lymphodepleting 1.00 0.82 0.96–1.03 1.13 <0.001 1.09–1.17
*

HR is adjusted to reflect tacrolimus based immunosuppression and an interaction term for transplant year and tacrolimus use.