Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of kidney transplant recipients
| Characteristics | Sample for 1-year mortality Kidney transplant recipients, 1996–2014 N = 210,327 | Sample for 10-year mortality Kidney transplant recipients, 1996–2005 N = 94,384 |
|---|---|---|
| Age, year | ||
| mean (SD) | 50.5 (13.4) | 48.6 (13.1) |
| median (interquartile range) | 52.0 (41.0, 61.0) | 50.0 (39.0, 58.0) |
| range | (18, 102) | (18, 86) |
| Female | 82720 (39.3) | 37805 (40.1) |
| Race | ||
| White | 137951 (65.6) | 62340 (66.1) |
| Black | 56417 (26.8) | 25129 (26.6) |
| Asian | 12214 (5.8) | 4969 (5.3) |
| Other | 3432 (1.6) | 1813 (1.9) |
| missing | 313 (0.2) | 133 (0.1) |
| Hispanic | 29593 (14.1) | 11896 (12.6) |
| Cause of ESKD | ||
| Diabetes | 56697 (27.0) | 24644 (26.1) |
| Hypertension | 44627(21.2) | 19198 (20.3) |
| Glomerulonephritis | 52605 (25.0) | 25029 (26.5) |
| Other | 53812 (25.6) | 24698 (26.2) |
| Missing | 2586 (1.2) | 815 (0.9) |
| Dialysis before transplantation | 181276 (86.2) | 84937 (90.0) |
| Vintage of dialysis before transplantation, year | ||
| mean (SD) | 2.8 (2.8) | 2.7 (2.5) |
| median (interquartile range) | 2.2 (0.8, 4.2) | 2.1 (0.9, 3.8) |
| range | (0, 34.8) | (0, 31.2) |
| Donor type | ||
| Deceased | 144498 (68.7) | 67263 (71.3) |
| Living | 65705 (31.2) | 27017 (28.6) |
| Unknown | 124 (0.1) | 104 (0.1) |