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. 2019 Aug 23;14(8):e0221531. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221531

Table 2. Characteristics of patients undergoing first kidney transplantation for ESKD in Australia and New Zealand.

Characteristics Membranous nephropathy
(n = 167)
Other ESKD
(n = 7,899)
P value
Recipient Age (years) 53[40–61] 49[38–58] 0.01
    18–29 13(8%) 838(11%) 0.047a
    30–39 26(16%) 1,362(17%)
    40–49 34(20%) 1,906(24%)
    50–59 42(25%) 2,153(27%)
    60–69 45(27%) 1,467(19%)
    ≥70 7(4%) 173(2%)
Male Recipient 129(77%) 4,932(62%) <0.001
Recipient Race 0.61a
    White 143(86%) 6,391(81%)
    Asian 10(6%) 736(9%)
    ATSI 5(3%) 229(3%)
    MPI 6(3%) 330(4%)
    Other 3(2%) 213(3%)
Transplant era 0.001
    1998–2002 51(31%) 1,533(19%)
    2003–2007 45(27%) 2,687(34%)
    2008–2013 71(42%) 3,679(47%)
Smoking status at RRT entry 0.37
    Current 15(9%) 884(11%)
    Former 62(37%) 2,558(33%)
    Never 90(54%) 4,435(56%)
Diabetes mellitus 9(5%) 1,471(19%) <0.001
Chronic lung disease 16(10%) 383(5%) 0.01
Coronary artery disease 25(15%) 858(11%) 0.09
Peripheral vascular disease 9(5%) 507(6%) 0.59
Cerebrovascular disease 8(5%) 276(3%) 0.37
BMI (kg/m2) 25.9[22.8–28.6] 25.5[22.5–29.1] 0.74
    Underweight (<18.5) 5(3%) 269(4%) 0.67
    Normal weight (18.5–24) 69(41%) 3,343(42%)
    Overweight (25–29) 64(38%) 2,677(34%)
    Obese (≥30) 29(18%) 1,567(20%)
Late referral 25(15%) 1,328(17%) 0.51
First RRT 0.07
    Kidney transplantation 29(17%) 992(13%)
    Peritoneal dialysis 46(28%) 1,924(24%)
    Hemodialysis 92(55%) 4,983(63%)
EBV seropositive 139(89%) 6,566(89%) 0.88
CMV seropositive 115(71%) 5,193(67%) 0.33
Male donor 84(51%) 4,022(52%) 0.80
Male donor for female receipt 18(11%) 1,602(20%) 0.002
Deceased donor 96(57%) 4,748(60%) 0.47
Subsequent allografts 5(3%) 224(2.84%) 0.82
    2nd 5(3%) 219(2.773%)
    3rd or more 0 5(0.063%)
Follow-up years 5.6[3.2–10.4] 5.3[2.8–8.7] 0.07
Native kidney biopsy 167(100%) 3,730(47%) <0.001

Abbreviations: ESKD, End-stage kidney diseases; ATSI, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander; MPI, Maori and Pacific Islander; RRT, Renal replacement therapy; BMI, body mass index; EBV, Epstein-Barr Virus; CMV, Cytomegalovirus

a Fisher’s test result.