TABLE 2.
Baseline characteristics of recipients with normal dd-cfDNA and normal creatinine vs abnormal creatinine
| Normal creatinine (n = 14) | Abnormal creatinine (n = 10) | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (n=) | Male (%) | 8 (57) | 7 (70) | |
| Female (%) | 6 (43) | 3 (30) | ||
| Race (n=) | Caucasian (%) | 7 (50) | 1 (10) | 0.05 |
| African American (%) | 5 (36) | 8 (80) | ||
| Asian (%) | 2 (14) | 0 | ||
| Other (%) | 0 | 1 (10) | ||
| Recipient age (y, mean) | 61.7 | 52.8 | 0.06 | |
| Donor age (y, mean) | 46.5 | 44.4 | 0.81 | |
| KDPI (%, mean) | 69 | 73 | 0.76 | |
| Type of dialysis (n=) | Preemptive (%) | 4 (29) | 0 | 0.10 |
| HD (%) | 9 (64) | 10 (100) | ||
| PD (%) | 1 (7) | 0 | ||
| Duration of dialysis (y, mean) | 5.1 | 6 | 0.59 | |
| Induction immunosuppression (n=) | Alemtuzumab | 5 (36) | 6 (60) | 0.32 |
| Antithymocyte globulin | 2 (14) | 2 (20) | ||
| Basiliximab | 7 (50) | 2 (20) |
Values expressed as mean when applicable. Data are presented as mean or n (%). Student t-test for continuous variables; χ2 test for binary or categorical variables (global P value).
dd-cfDNA, donor-derived cell-free DNA; HD, hemodialysis; KDPI, kidney donor profile index; PD, peritoneal dialysis.