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Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics of the overall study population

From: Clinical outcomes associated with long-term exposure to airborne particulate pollution in kidney transplant recipients

Variables

Category

Median

Total

N = 1146

%

Mean ± SD

Concentration

Low[26.26 ~ 53.00)

High[53.00 ~ 120.19)

N (%)

663 (57.85)

483 (42.15)

Recipient characteristics

 Age at transplantation, years

 

45.12 ± 12.92

44.92 ± 11.86

  

45.0 ± 12.5

 Sex

male

405 (35.34)

284 (24.78)

689

60.12

 

female

258 (22.51)

199 (17.36)

457

39.88

 

 Smoking

yes

66 (5.76)

67 (5.85)

133

11.61

 

no

597 (52.09)

416 (36.30)

1013

88.39

 

 Body mass index, kg/m2

 

22.74 ± 3.35

22.56 ± 3.25

  

26.2 ± 70.5

 Hypertension

yes

588 (51.31)

466 (40.66)

1054

91.97

 

no

75 (6.54)

17 (1.48)

92

8.03

 

 Diabetes mellitus

yes

229 (19.98)

162 (14.14)

391

34.12

 

no

434 (37.87)

321 (28.01)

755

65.88

 

 Preemptive

yes

208 (18.15)

134 (11.69)

342

29.84

 

no

455 (39.70)

349 (30.45)

804

70.16

 

 RRT duration before KT, months

 

36.93 ± 45.44

39.78 ± 48.28

  

38.13 ± 46.65

 Phosphorus, mg/dl

 

5.11 ± 6.16

4.91 ± 1.62

  

5.02 ± 4.82

 Albumin, g/dl

 

5.27 ± 38.66

3.90 ± 0.61

  

4.69 ± 29.40

 eGFR at 6 months, ml/min/1.73m2

 

55.30 ± 18.45

57.06 ± 16.02

  

56.0 ± 17.5

 Diseases causing ESRD

DM

119 (10.38)

70 (6.11)

189

16.49

 

HTN

29 (2.53)

19 (1.66)

48

4.19

 

GN

250 (21.82)

172 (15.01)

422

36.82

 

others

81 (7.07)

73 (6.37)

154

12.43

 

unknown

184 (16.06)

149 (13.00)

333

29.06

 

 HLA mismatch

 

2.98 ± 1.76

3.01 ± 1.60

  

2.99 ± 1.69

Donor characteristics

 Donor age, years

 

43.1 ± 13.14

41.80 ± 12.70

  

42.6 ± 13.0

 Donor sex

male

368 (32.11)

283 (24.69)

651

56.81

 

female

295 (25.74)

200 (17.45)

495

43.19

 

 Donor type

Living

452 (39.44)

325 (28.36)

777

67.8

 

Deceased

211 (18.41)

158 (13.79)

369

32.2

 

 ABO

compatible

621 (53.40)

466 (40.66)

1078

94.07

 

incompatible

51 (4.45)

17 (1.48)

68

5.93

 
  1. Data are presented as means with standard deviation unless otherwise indicated. Covariates are given as measured at the time of kidney transplantation. RRT renal replacement therapy, KT kidney transplantation, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, ESRD end stage renal disease, DM diabetes mellitus, HTN hypertension, GN glomerulonephritis, HLA human leukocyte antigen