Table 2.
Evolution of the characteristics of renal transplant recipients and candidates over the past 3 years
| Recipients |
P | Candidates |
P | Pa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||
| N | 39,865 | 41,210 | 42,812 | 14,418 | 15,289 | 16,210 | |||
| Male | 24,694 (61.9) | 25,463 (61.8) | 26,474 (61.8) | 0.90 | 8856 (61.4) | 9468 (61.9) | 10,112 (62.4) | 0.23 | 0.23 |
| Age, yr | 56.1 ± 14.9 | 56.5 ± 15 | 57.0 ± 15 | <0.001 | 55.9 ± 13.9 | 56.8 ± 13.8 | 57.5 ± 13.9 | <0.001 | <0.01 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 3131 (14.1) | 3355 (13.7) | 3635 (13.6) | 0.21 | 2480 (18.4) | 2698 (18.7) | 2876 (18.8) | 0.74 | <0.01 |
| Diabetes | 4687 (19.5) | 5033 (19.2) | 5437 (19.1) | 0.47 | 3906 (28.3) | 4300 (29.1) | 4756 (30.3) | <0.001 | <0.01 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 25.7 ± 5.2 | 25.7 ± 5.2 | 25.8 ± 5.2 | 0.09 | 26.1 ± 5.4 | 26.2 ± 5.3 | 26.2 ± 5.3 | 0.11 | <0.01 |
| Blood group | 0.93 | 0.68 | <0.01 | ||||||
| A | 17,430 (43.7) | 17,941 (43.6) | 18,559 (43.4) | 4714 (32.7) | 4997 (32.7) | 5354 (33) | |||
| B | 1715 (4.3) | 1791 (4.3) | 1898 (4.4) | 490 (3.4) | 539 (3.5) | 541 (3.3) | |||
| AB | 4284 (10.8) | 4419 (10.7) | 4639 (10.8) | 2064 (14.3) | 2270 (14.8) | 2399 (14.8) | |||
| O | 16,418 (41.2) | 17,041 (41.4) | 17,698 (41.4) | 7150 (49.6) | 7483 (48.9) | 7916 (48.8) | |||
| Cause of ESRD | 0.23 | 0.08 | <0.01 | ||||||
| Diabetes | 3102 (7.8) | 3247 (7.9) | 3452 (8.1) | 2357 (16.4) | 2534 (16.6) | 2697 (16.6) | |||
| Glomerulonephritis | 10,252 (25.7) | 10,508 (25.5) | 10,801 (25.2) | 2918 (20.2) | 3031 (19.8) | 3176 (19.6) | |||
| Nephroangiosclerosis | 2351 (5.9) | 2505 (6.1) | 2690 (6.3) | 1538 (10.7) | 1696 (11.1) | 1940 (12) | |||
| Other | 10,574 (26.5) | 10,885 (26.4) | 11,302 (26.4) | 3791 (26.3) | 4054 (26.5) | 4248 (26.2) | |||
| Polycystic kidney disease | 6295 (15.8) | 6598 (16) | 6910 (16.1) | 1830 (12.7) | 1896 (12.4) | 1962 (12.1) | |||
| Tubulointerstitial nephritis | 7291 (18.3) | 7464 (18.1) | 7654 (17.9) | 1981 (13.7) | 2076 (13.6) | 2185 (13.5) | |||
| Previous transplantation | 5270 (13.2) | 5438 (13.2) | 5576 (13) | 0.67 | 3269 (22.7) | 3311 (21.7) | 3467 (21.4) | 0.02 | <0.01 |
| Time since transplantation, mo | 110.4 ± 92.9 | 112.1 ± 94.2 | 114.2 ± 95.7 | <0.001 | |||||
| Last eGFR MDRD, ml/min | 52.8 ± 22.1 | 53 ± 22.4 | 52.3 ± 22.7 | <0.001 | |||||
| Time on dialysis, mo | 35.4 ± 48.4 | 35.1 ± 47.6 | 34.9 ± 46.7 | 0.25 | 40.5 ± 54.7 | 40.3 ± 53.5 | 40.6 ± 54.2 | 0.90 | <0.01 |
BMI, body mass index; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; MDRD, Modification of Diet in Renal Disease.
Values are n (%) or mean (± SD), unless otherwise indicated.
a
The P values for the comparison of the clinical characteristics of recipients and candidates in 2020.