Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65–69 years | 70–74 years | ≥75 years | p-Value | |
| n | 45 | 28 | 12 | |
| Gender: male/female | 24/16, 53.3%/46.7% | 17/11, 60.7%/39.3% | 10/2, 83.3%/16.7% | n.s. |
| Follow-up (months) | 46.98 ± 28.6 | 55.6 ± 30.5 | 46.25 ± 24.0 | n.s. |
| Age of recipient at time of KT (years) | 67.16 ± 1.51 | 71.86 ± 1.41 | 77.42 ± 3.30 | <0.001 |
| Age of donor at time of KT (years) | 71.62 ± 4.38 | 72.71 ± 5.11 | 72.92 ± 4.91 | n.s. |
| BMI of recipient (kg/m2) | 27.4 ± 4.6 | 27.05 ± 4.05 | 27.14 ± 3.09 | n.s. |
| HLA-mismatches | 3.76 ± 1.28 | 3.71 ± 1.24 | 3.67 ± 1.16 | n.s. |
| Primary kidney disease | ||||
| Vascular/hypertensive disease | 5, 11.1% | 11, 39.3% | 3, 25.0% | n.s. |
| Glomerulonephritis | 13, 28.9% | 7, 25.0% | 2, 16.7% | n.s. |
| Diabetic nephropathy | 12, 26.7% | 4, 14.3% | 4, 33.3% | n.s. |
| Malignancy | 2, 4.4% | 0 | 0 | n.s. |
| Genetic/cystic kidneys disease | 8, 17.8% | 3, 10.7% | 2, 16.7% | n.s. |
| Infection/reflux | 1, 2.2% | 0 | 0 | n.s. |
| Systemic disease | 1, 2.2% | 0 | 0 | n.s. |
| Autoimmune | 0 | 0 | 1, 8.3% | n.s. |
| Various/unknown | 3, 6.7% | 3, 10.7% | 0 | n.s. |
| Pre-existing conditions | ||||
| Arterial hypertension | 45, 100% | 28, 100% | 12, 100% | n.s. |
| Diabetes mellitus | 21, 46.7% | 11, 39.3% | 5, 41.7% | n.s. |
| Coronary artery disease | 16, 35.6% | 14, 50% | 4, 33.3% | n.s. |
| Tobacco consumption | 17, 37.8% | 5, 17.9% | 2, 16.7% | n.s. |
| Previous operations in abdominal region | 20, 44.4% | 6, 21.4% | 9, 75% | n.s. |
| Dialysis | ||||
| Hemodialysis | 37, 82.2% | 27, 96.4% | 11, 91.7% | n.s. |
| Peritoneal dialysis | 8, 17.8% | 1, 3.6% | 1, 8.3% | n.s. |
| Time on dialysis (days) | 1950 ± 840 | 1487 ± 461 | 1418 ± 527 | 0.008 |
All values with n, percent or mean and standard deviation. n.s = not significant.