Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of ESP-KTRs divided into ESP-KTRs with PCS/MCS above versus below average
| Characteristics | PCS above averagea (n = 22) | PCS below averagea (n = 50) | P-value | MCS above averageb (n = 30) | MCS below averageb (n = 42) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at the time of the survey (years)c | 76 (69–83) | 75 (67–85) | 0.589 | 76 (68–81) | 75 (67–85) | 0.692 |
| Male sex, n (%) | 13 (60) | 31 (62) | 1 | 18 (60) | 26 (62) | 1 |
| Donor age (years)c | 70 (65–82) | 71 (65–89) | 0.823 | 71 (65–89) | 81 (65–85) | 0.810 |
| Time from transplantation (months)c | 71 (7–192) | 69 (6–172) | 0.869 | 68 (6–173) | 72 (7–192) | 0.914 |
| Aftercare in the transplant centre, n (%) | 20 (91) | 43 (86) | 0.712 | 26 (87) | 37 (88) | 1 |
| Distance to transplant centre (km)c | 30 (7–179) | 87 (1–485) | 0.290 | 124 (4–186) | 45 (1–485) | 0.533 |
| Time to transplant centre (min)c | 39 (18–160) | 84 (11–269) | 0.224 | 89 (13–151) | 51 (11–269) | 0.472 |
| Time on dialysis (months)c | 35 (11–91) | 53 (7–152) | 0.302 | 47 (7–105) | 51 (9–142) | 0.066 |
| CAPD, n (%) | 4 (18) | 6 (12) | 0.482 | 4 (13) | 6 (14) | 1 |
| Causes of ESRD, n (%) | 0.821 | 0.805 | ||||
| Glomerulonephritis | 5 (23) | 10 (20) | 8 (27) | 7 (17) | ||
| Diabetic nephropathy | 2 (10) | 5 (10) | 2 (7) | 5 (12) | ||
| Nephroangiosclersosis | 5 (23) | 7 (14) | 5 (17) | 7 (17) | ||
| Polycystic kidney disease | 2 (10) | 10 (20) | 5 (17) | 7 (17) | ||
| Uropathy | 1 (5) | 4 (8) | 1 (3) | 4 (11) | ||
| Other or undetermined | 7 (32) | 14 (28) | 9 (30) | 12 (29) | ||
| BMI (kg/m2)c | 23 (19–32) | 25 (18–36) | 0.340 | 27 (20–36) | 24 (18–32) | 0.066 |
| BMI >30 kg/m2, n (%) | 3 (14) | 3 (6) | 0.361 | 4 (13) | 2 (5) | 0.227 |
| Initial hospital stay (days)c | 21 (7–61) | 20 (9–115) | 0.561 | 20 (11–61) | 22 (7–115) | 0.982 |
a
PCS divided into ESP-KTRs with PCS above/below average according to the mean of the German population aged >70 years (mean PCS = 43.3).
b
MCS divided into ESP-KTRs with MCS above/below average according to the mean of the German population aged >70 years (mean MCS = 51.4).
c
Median (range).