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. 2018 May 29;23:364–376. doi: 10.12659/AOT.908625

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Comparison of renal function of living donors according to VAT area at L4–5 using estimated glomerular filtration rate. There was no significant difference in preoperative renal function between donors with a VAT area at L4–5 ≥80 and <80 (A). Postoperative renal function was significantly lower in donors with a VAT area at L4–5 ≥80 than in those with a VAT area <80 at discharge (B) and 3 months (C), 12 months (D), and 24 months (E) after donor nephrectomy. Chronological changes in renal function were evaluated in donors with a VAT area at L4–5 <80 (F) and ≥80 (G). Neither group showed a significant improvement of renal function.