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. 2021 Mar 3;6(5):1242–1253. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2021.02.034

Table 2.

Characteristics of donors with hypertension

SBP ≥140/90 mm Hg, n = 653 Taking antihypertensive medication, n = 251 P value
Donation to last follow-up, yr, mean ± SD 15.4 ± 10.1 11.7 ± 9.5 <0.001
Age, yr, median (IQR) 45 (35–54) 52 (45–59) <0.001
 <35, n (%) 159 (24.3) 12 (4.8)
 35–50, n (%) 258 (39.5) 100 (39.8)
 >50, n (%) 236 (36.1) 139 (55.4)
Male, n (%) 342 (52.4) 109 (43.4) 0.02
Race/ethnicity, n (%) <0.001
 Non-Hispanic white 537 (82.2) 229 (91.2)
 Non-Hispanic black 89 (13.6) 10 (4.0)
 Hispanic 10 (1.5) 1 (0.4)
 Asian 5 (0.8) 3 (1.2)
 Other 2 (0.3) 3 (1.2)
 Unknown 10 (1.5) 5 (2.0)
Related to recipient, n (%) 502 (77.2) 163 (65.2) <0.001
First-degree relative with hypertension, n (%) 249 (41.8) 156 (64.5) <0.001
First-degree relative with diabetes, n (%) 230 (38.1) 94 (39.0) 0.82
First-degree relative with kidney disease, n (%) 408 (65.8) 146 (59.6) 0.09
First-degree relative with heart disease, n (%) 210 (35.3) 125 (52.3) <0.001
College or higher education level, n (%) 315 (48.2) 144 (57.4) 0.01
Weight, kg, median (IQR) 82.0 (72.0–93.8) 84.6 (73.0–95.7) 0.11
BMI, kg/m2, median (IQR) 27.7 (24.8–30.8) 28.9 (26.3–32.3) <0.001
Fasting glucose, mg/dl, median (IQR) 95 (88–102) 97 (91–104) 0.01
SBP, mm Hg, median (IQR) 145 (142–149) 133 (124–141) <0.001
DBP, mm Hg, median (IQR) 84 (78–89) 80 (74–85) <0.001
One artery in nondonated kidney, n (%) 428 (68) 163 (66) 0.62
Left kidney removed, n (%) 473 (73) 185 (75) 0.60
Creatinine, mg/dl, median (IQR) 1.0 (0.8–1.1) 1.0 (0.9–1.1) 0.44
eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m2, median (IQR) 85 (73–98) 76 (67–88) <0.001

BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; IQR, interquartile range; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SD, standard deviation.