Table 2.

Comparison of total costs (in euros) pre and posttransplantation between different patient groups, expressed as median (range).

	Patients on PD before transplantation (N=124)	Patients on HD before transplantation (N=214)
Median annual costs during dialysis	51383 (26403–107571)*	54137 (26019–119913)*
Median costs for the 1st posttransplant year	56136 (18131–165348)**	62285 (14966–232479)**
Median costs for later posttransplant year	11117 (4978–231112)***	12797 (1787–194078)***
	Patients with DGF (N=128)#	Patients with no DGF (N=205)
Median annual costs during dialysis	55423 (27278–119913)	51578 (26019–107571)
Median costs for the 1st posttransplant year	68374 (36604–232479)*	55200 (14966–183101)*
Median costs for later posttransplant year	11995 (2387–81419)	11977 (1787–231112)
	CMV D+/R− patients (N=72)	Other CMV combinations (N=266)
Median annual costs during dialysis	50782 (26019–98097)	53483 (26403–119913)
Median costs for the 1st posttransplant year	65105 (34887–232479)***	58151 (14966–216404)***
Median costs for later posttransplant year	12798 (1787–231112)	11924 (1893–87996)
	Patients with aRX (N=65)	Patients with no aRX (N=273)
Median annual costs during dialysis	53765 (26403–103336)	53152 (26019–119913)
Median costs for the 1st posttransplant year	64571 (36604–158356)	58430 (14966–232479)
Median costs for later posttransplant year	12492 (2605–194078)	11995 (1787–231112)
	Living donor transplantation (N=15)	Deceased donor transplantation (N=323)
Median annual costs during dialysis	56269 (41990–73099)	53237 (26019–119913)
Median costs for the 1st posttransplant year	48807 (39668–183101)	59902 (14966–232479)
Median costs for later posttransplant year	10655 (6925–50735)	12132 (1787–231112)

PD – peritoneal dialysis; HD – hemodialysis; DGF – delayed graft function; aRX – acute rejection.

^*P<0.001;

^**P=0.005;

^***P=0.02;

^#Five patients with no graft function excluded.