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28 February 2023: Original Paper

Association Between Dietary Quality and Serum Cystatin C in Kidney Transplant Recipients Based on Chinese Diet Balance Index 2016 (DBI-16)

Hailing Zhang 12AE* , Ke Shi 3AE* , Li Yuan 14CD , Xiaohong Guan 15BC , Haihui Yin 16D , Wenjing Zhao 3F , Xinyi Zhou 1B , Aiqin Chu 1A*

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.939149

Ann Transplant 2023; 28:e939149

Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants as stratified by the serum cystatin C index.

VariablesGroupCystatin CStatistic valuesP value
Normal (%)Abnormal (%)
SexMale (n=162)24 (14.8)138 (85.2)12.89** *
Female (n=53)20 (37.7)33 (62.3)
Age (Years)Youth (18~44) (n=165)40 (21.6)125 (78.4)1.089** 0.297
Middle-aged (45~59) (n=70)4 (13.3)26 (86.7)
BMIThin (7 (26.9)19 (73.1)2.863** 0.239
Normal (18.5~24) (n=129)29 (22.5)100 (77.5)
Overweight (≥24) (n=60)8 (13.3)52 (86.7)
SmokingNever (n=157)32 (20.4)125 (79.6)2.116** 0.351
Past (n=47)8 (17.0)39 (83.0)
Current (n=11)4 (36.4)7 (63.6)
Physical activityNone (n=98)18 (18.4)80 (81.6)0.487** 0.485
Yes (n=117)26 (22.2)91 (77.8)
Source of transplanted kidneyCadaver (n=34)10 (29.4)24 (70.6)1.986** 0.159
Relatives (n=181)34 (18.8)147 (81.2)
Time after kidney transplantation (Months)n.a.44 (20.5)171 (79.5)−0.215*** 0.951
Pre-transplant dialysisPeritoneal dialysis (PD) (n=43)9 (20.9)34 (79.1)0.009** 1.000
Hemodialysis (HD) (n=152)31 (20.4)121 (79.6)
None (n=20)4 (20.0)16 (80.0)
DrugsTacrolimus treatment plan (n=155)42 (26.5)113 (73.5)12.229** *
Cyclosporine treatment plan (n=60)2 (5.0)58 (95.0)
*
** χ value;
*** value;
n.a. – not applicable.

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