Table 1.
Background characteristics of both groups
| Variables | Pre-matching | Post-matching | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCD | DBD | p value | DCD | DBD | p value | |
| n = 2239 | n = 684 | n = 394 | n = 394 | |||
| Recipients’ characteristics | ||||||
| Age (years) | 48.40 (12.78) | 48.45 (15.91) | 0.924 | 50.07 (13.66) | 49.40 (14.81) | 0.506 |
| Sex (male, %) | 1465 ( 65.7) | 415 ( 60.7) | 0.019 | 236 (59.9) | 242 (61.4) | 0.715 |
| Duration of dialysis (years) | 16.51 (7.62) | 17.12 (7.43) | 0.087 | 17.43 (9.44) | 17.30 (7.07) | 0.832 |
| Donors’ characteristics | ||||||
| Age (years) | 50.04 (15.44) | 44.66 (15.67) | < 0.001 | 46.03 (16.22) | 45.47 (15.59) | 0.622 |
| Sex (male, %) | 727 ( 61.0) | 391 ( 59.7) | 0.621 | 222 (56.3) | 218 (55.3) | 0.83 |
| Cause of death (%) | 0.005 | 0.198 | ||||
| Trauma | 374 (18.1) | 164 (19.4) | 75 (19.0) | 74 (18.8) | ||
| Cerebrovascular disorder | 1158 (56.1) | 429 (50.8) | 195 (49.5) | 200 (50.8) | ||
| Cardiovascular disorder | 91 (4.4) | 22 (2.6) | 17 ( 4.3) | 12 (3.0) | ||
| Hypoxia | 194 (9.4) | 111 (13.1) | 50 (12.7) | 67 (17.0) | ||
| Other | 248 (12.0) | 119 (14.1) | 57 (14.5) | 41 (10.4) | ||
| CIT (hours) | 11.52 (5.16) | 8.17 (3.19) | < 0.001 | 8.29 (3.21) | 8.25 (3.05) | 0.868 |
p values < 0.05 in bold show significant difference between groups
DCD donation after circulatory death, DBD donation after brain death, CIT critical ischemic time