Table 3.
Baseline characteristics of recipients with a low STEP score (≤ 0.21) and recipients with a high STEP score (> 0.21).
| Characteristics | Low STEP score (n=109) | High STEP score (n=81) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donor age (years, median, IQR) | 42 (26) | 43 (24) | 0.730 |
| Donor sex (female, n, %) | 50 (45.9) | 33 (40.7) | 0.483 |
| Recipient age (years, median, IQR) | 48 (22) | 47 (16) | 0.705 |
| Recipient sex (female, n, %) | 39 (35.8) | 30 (37.0) | 0.860 |
| Year of transplantation (median, IQR) | 1999 (5) | 2001 (6) | 0.111 |
| Panel reactive antibodies (%, median, IQR, range) | 0 (5, 0-55) | 0 (5, 0-75) | 0.881 |
| Repeat transplant (n, %) | 10 (9.2) | 3 (3.7) | 0.142 |
| Type of donation (donation after circulatory death, n, %) | 27 (24.8) | 27 (33.3) | 0.197 |
| Cold ischemic period (hours, median, IQR) | 22.0 (10.0) a | 20.3 (9.2) b | 0.344 |
| Number of HLA-A/B/DR mismatches (median, IQR) | 2 (2) | 3 (1) | <0.001 |
| HLAMatchmaker score (median, IQR) | 19.1 (19.0) | 28.5 (16.2) | <0.001 |
| PIRCHE-II score (median, IQR) | 41.7 (45.7) | 57.6 (50.2) | <0.001 |
a
2 missing values (n=107).
b
4 missing values (n=77).
p values in bold indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05).