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. 2017 Winter;8(1):23–29.

Table 2.

The percentage of cytomegalovirus disease and its risk factors in studied kidney transplant recipients of North of Iran

Variables CMV disease
P value
Positive
N(%)
Negative
N(%)
Age group(year)
0-20
21-40
41-60
61-80
(12.7)10
(19.6)56
(29.3)93
(44.2)19
(87.3)69
(80.4)230
(70.7)224
(55.8)24
0.0001>
Gender
Male
Female
(24.5)108
(24.6)70
(75.5)333
(75.4)214
0.9
Weight (Kg)
0-60
60.1-120
(19.9)62
(28.0)116
(80.1)249
(72.0)298
0.01
Hypertension
+
_
(24.1)127
(25.8)51
(75.9)400
(74.2)147
0.69
Diabetes
+
_
(27.7)39
(23.8)139
(72.3)102
(76.2)445
0.38
IHD1
+
_
(50.0)2
(24.4)176
(50.0)2
(75.6)545
0.25
CABG2
+
_
(33.3)1
(24.5)177
(66.7)2
(75.5)545
0.99
Dialysis type
No dialysis
Hemodialysis
Peritoneal dialysis
(16.1)10
(25.4)163
(22.7)5
(83.9)52
(74.6)478
(77.3)17
0.25
Immunosuppressive regimens
Prednisolone + cyclosporine
Cyclosporine + MMF3+ prednisolone
Thymoglobulin containing regimen
(20.7)75
(29.8)85
(23.4)18
(79.3)288
(70.2)200
(76.6)59
0.02
History of transplant rejection
+
_
(7.7)1
(24.9)177
(92.3)12
(75.1)535
0.24
History of blood transfusion
+
_
(30.6)11
(24.2)167
(69.4)25
(75.8)522
0.42
Blood type
A
B
AB
O
(23.4)44
(28.4)54
(23.0)14
(23.1)66
(76.6)144
(71.6)136
(77.0)47
(76.9)220
0.55
RH
+
-
(23.8)159
(32.8)19
(76.2)508
(67.2)39
0.15
EBV AB
Not reported
Seropositive
Seronegative
-
(25.6)172
(23.1)6
(100)27
(74.4)500
(76.9)20
0.005
CMV AB
Not reported
Seropositive
Seronegative
-
(25.4)175
(30.0)3
(100)27
(74.6)513
(70.0)7
0.28
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. Ischemic heart disease

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. Coronary artery bypass graft

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. Mycophenolate-mofetil