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. 2022 Apr 7;8(5):e1312. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001312

TABLE 3.

Multivariable model of factors associated with sensitization including interactions with HLA homozygosity

Sensitization group
Mildly sensitized (CPRA 1–69) Highly sensitized (CPRA 70–94) Extremely sensitized (CPRA 95–100)
OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P
Number of homozygous HLA loci 1.08 (1.03-1.14) 0.002 0.96 (0.87-1.05) 0.383 1.10 (1.00-1.20) 0.044
Sex
 Male Reference Reference Reference
 Female 1.61 (1.56-1.67) <0.001 5.55 (5.22-5.90) <0.001 5.36 (5.02-5.72) <0.001
Sex × HLA homozygosity
Female 0.98 (0.96-1.01) 0.149 1.07 (1.02-1.11) 0.004 1.15 (1.11-1.21) <0.001
Age (per decade) 0.99 (0.98-1.00) 0.147 1.01 (0.99-1.03) 0.286 0.93 (0.91-0.95) <0.001
Age × HLA homozygosity 1.00 (0.99-1.01) 0.897 1.02 (1.01-1.04) 0.002 1.03 (1.02-1.05) <0.001
Ethnicity
 White Reference Reference Reference
 Black 1.38 (1.33-1.44) <0.001 1.75 (1.64-1.87) <0.001 2.96 (2.76-3.19) <0.001
 Hispanic/Latinx 0.95 (0.91-1.00) 0.050 1.12 (1.03-1.21) 0.009 1.56 (1.42-1.70) <0.001
 Asian 0.98 (0.91-1.05) 0.582 0.93 (0.82-1.06) 0.308 1.14 (0.99-1.32) 0.066
Ethnicity × HLA homozygosity
 Black 0.99 (0.96-1.02) 0.450 0.98 (0.94-1.03) 0.524 0.97 (0.92-1.02) 0.204
 Hispanic/Latinx 0.98 (0.94-1.01) 0.179 1.01 (0.95-1.07) 0.807 0.98 (0.93-1.04) 0.549
 Asian 1.03 (0.98-1.08) 0.197 1.09 (1.01-1.178) 0.030 1.05 (0.97-1.13) 0.260
Diabetes
 None Reference Reference Reference
 Type 1 0.95 (0.87-1.04) 0.283 0.74 (0.64-0.86) <0.001 0.75 (0.64-0.87) <0.001
 Type 2 1.01 (0.98-1.05) 0.450 0.97 (0.97-1.04) 0.400 0.92 (0.86-0.99) 0.031
 Unknown type 0.95 (0.79-1.15) 0.618 0.84 (0.61-1.16) 0.293 0.98 (0.72-1.32) 0.871
Diabetes × HLA homozygosity
 Type 1 0.98 (0.92-1.05) 0.577 1.03 (0.93-1.13) 0.589 1.07 (0.98-1.17) 0.147
 Type 2 1.00 (0.98-1.03) 0.885 1.01 (0.96-1.05) 0.768 0.98 (0.93-1.02) 0.328
 Unknown type 0.90 (0.79-1.03) 0.138 0.89 (0.71-1.12) 0.316 0.94 (0.77-1.14) 0.543
Blood type
 O Reference Reference Reference
 A 0.94 (0.91-0.98) 0.001 0.93 (0.88-1.00) 0.036 0.95 (0.89-1.02) 0.157
 B 1.04 (0.99-1.09) 0.145 1.02 (0.94-1.11) 0.652 1.12 (1.03-1.23) 0.010
 AB 0.88 (0.81-0.96) 0.004 0.87 (0.75-1.01) 0.066 0.85 (0.72-1.00) 0.055
Blood type × HLA homozygosity
 A 1.00 (0.97-1.03) 0.868 1.01 (0.97-1.06) 0.574 1.03 (0.98-1.07) 0.242
 B 0.99 (0.96-1.03) 0.625 0.99 (0.93-1.05) 0.685 0.96 (0.91-1.02) 0.173
 AB 0.98 (0.92-1.05) 0.564 1.05 (0.94-1.16) 0.380 1.02 (0.92-1.14) 0.712
Prior kidney Txp
 No Reference Reference Reference
 Yes 2.30 (2.16-2.45) <0.001 12.64 (11.72-13.63) <0.001 40.88 (37.95-44.03) <0.001
Prior kidney Txp × HLA homozygosity
 Yes 0.93 (0.89-0.98) 0.007 1.01 (0.96-1.07) 0.682 0.98 (0.93-1.03) 0.459

CPRA, calculated panel reactive antibody; Txp, transplant.