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Table 1 Characteristics of kidney transplant recipients

From: Strategies to increase living kidney donation: a retrospective cohort study

 

Cohort 1 (2005–2008) n = 50 (%)

Cohort 2 (2009–2012) n = 73* (%)

p-value

Male gender (%)

29 (58.0)

41 (56.9)

NS

Blood group (%)

  

NS

A

21 (42.0)

31 (43.1)

 

B

3 (6.0)

9 (12.5)

 

AB

3 (6.0)

2 (2.7)

 

O

23 (46.0)

30 (41.7)

 

Age in years (±SD†)

41.4 ± 11.8

41.4 ± 15.5

NS

Number of pairs with a group O donor and a non group O recipient

8 (16.0)

18 (24.7)

NS

Renal replacement therapy (%)

  

NS

Hemodialysis

28 (56.0)

37 (51.4)

 

Peritoneal dialysis

7 (14.0)

8 (11.1)

 

None

15 (30.0)

26 (36.1)

 

Unknown

0 (0)

1 (1.4)

 

Pediatric transplants

2 (4.0)

6 (8.3)

NS

  1. *There was missing data for 1 recipient.
  2. †SD: standard deviation.