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20 August 2021 : Original article  

Color Doppler Ultrasound and Hemodynamics for Evaluating Graft Dysfunction in Recurrent Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy

Jin Zhang12ABCDEF, Guo-Dong Chen2ABCEF, Jiang Qiu2AFG*, Yang Tan3ABCD, Guo-Chang Liu1AFG, Li-Zhong Chen2AG, Wei Jia1ABD, Wen Fu1ABD, Chang-Xi Wang2AG

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.931736

Ann Transplant 2021; 26:e931736

Table 4 Predictive factors related to histopathological injury in recurrent IgAN.

Predictive factorsUnivariateMultivariate
HR (95% CI)p valueHR (95% CI)p value
Age (years)1.1 (1.0–1.1)0.010.60
Disease time (years)* 1.1 (1.0–1.3)0.07
Waiting time (months)** 0.4 (1.2–1.1)0.08
SBP (mmHg)1.0 (0.9–1.0)0.80
DBP (mmHg)1.0 (1.0–1.1)0.88
24-h urinary protein (g/24 h)2.0 (1.3–3.0)2.1 (1.2–3.5)0.01
Urinary RBC count (u/ml)1.0 (0.9–1.0)0.40
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m)1.1 (1.0–1.1)0.27
Cholesterol (mmol/L)1.0 (0.8–1.3)0.83
LDL (mmol/L)1.1 (0.7–1.5)0.75
ALB (g/L)0.9 (0.8–1.0)0.78
Therapeutic regimen
 MPP(%)2.1 (0.8–5.9)0.14
 Tonsillectomy (%)0.7 (0.3–2.0)0.58
 ACEIs used (%)2.5 (0.6–10.9)0.21
Change in cortical thickness (cm)# 5.6 (0.8–37.9)0.08
Echo enhancement (%)17.3 (4.6–64.5)13.6 (2.7–68.4)
Change in blood flow distribution (I–V)
 00.50
 I2.3 (0.6–8.8)0.24
 II0.99
MRA
 EDV1–EDV2 (cm/s)1.1 (1.0–1.1)0.12
 RI1/RI20.1 (0.1–2.6)0.05
SRA
 EDV1–EDV2 (cm/s)1.1 (1.0–1.2)1.1 (1.0–1.2)0.01
 RI1/RI20.1 (0.1–0.7)0.040.63
IRA
 EDV1–EDV2 (cm/s)1.3 (1.1–1.5)0.85
 RI1/RI20.1 (0.1–0.6)0.030.54
ARA
 EDV1–EDV2 (cm/s)1.1 (1.0–1.3)0.16
 RI1/RI20.1 (0.1–0.4)0.020.80
HR – hazard ratio; CI – confidence interval; SBP – systolic blood pressure; DBP – diastolic blood pressure; GFR – estimated glomerular filtration rate; MPP – methylprednisolone pulse; ACEIs – angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; EDV – end diastolic velocity; RI – resistance index.
* The time from transplantation to the onset of initial symptoms;
** the time from the onset of initial symptoms to biopsy.
# The change from baseline level to the level at the time of biospy, the same definition for following indexes.

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Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358
Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358