Table 3. Access to Kidney Transplantation (KT) and Adverse Post-KT Outcomes Among Candidates (n=3666) and Recipients (n=770) by Falls.
Hazard Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals are presented from Cox Regressions unless otherwise indicated. Associations that are statistically significant at p<0.05 are bolded.
| No Falls | Single Fall | Recurrent Falls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falls = 0 | Fall = 1 | Fall ≥ 2 | |
| HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | ||
| KT candidates | |||
| Chance of Listing | REF | 0.90 (0.77, 1.04) | 0.68 (0.56, 0.83) |
| Risk of Waitlist Mortality | |||
| Listing to 1st year after listing | REF | 6.74 (3.11, 14.60) | 31.20 (11.33, 85.93) |
| 1–2 years postevaluation | REF | 3.25 (1.80, 5.87) | 15.03 (6.68, 33.80) |
| 2–3 years postevaluation | REF | 1.56 (0.96, 2.55) | 7.24 (3.78, 13.87) |
| 3–4 years postevaluation | REF | 0.75 (0.45, 1.26) | 3.49 (1.97, 6.16) |
| >4 years postevaluation | REF | 0.36 (0.19, 0.69) | 1.68 (0.92, 3.06) |
| Transplantation Rate (IRR) | REF | 0.68 (0.52, 0.90) | 0.94 (0.68, 1.30) |
| KT recipients | |||
| Risk of Mortality | |||
| Time of KT to 1st year after KT | REF | 9.17 (3.35, 25.09) | 51.43 (16.00, 165.43) |
| 1–2 years post-KT | REF | 5.83 (2.47, 13.75) | 32.67 (11.91, 89.57) |
| 2–3 years post-KT | REF | 3.70 (1.78, 7.72) | 20.75 (8.73, 49.28) |
| 3–4 years post- KT | REF | 2.35 (1.23, 4.50) | 13.18 (6.24, 27.82) |
| >4 years post- KT | REF | 1.49 (0.80, 2.77) | 8.37 (4.29, 16.33) |
| Risk of all-cause graft loss | |||
| Time of KT to 1st year after KT | REF | 7.34 (2.90, 18.57) | 33.57 (11.25, 100.21) |
| 1–2 years post-KT | REF | 4.66 (2.11, 10.30) | 21.34 (8.33, 54.69) |
| 2–3 years post-KT | REF | 2.96 (1.49, 5.88) | 13.57 (6.06, 30.39) |
| 3–4 years post- KT | REF | 1.88 (1.01, 3.51) | 8.63 (4.28, 13.37) |
| >4 years post- KT | REF | 1.20 (0.65, 2.21) | 5.48 (2.90, 10.36) |
| Longer length of stay | REF | 1.07 (0.98, 1.17) | 1.13 (1.03, 1.25) |
For KT candidates, models were adjusted for age, sex, race, time on dialysis, body mass index (BMI), and cause of ESKD. For KT recipients, models were adjusted for age, sex, race, time on dialysis, BMI, cause of ESKD, and donor types.