26 September 2023 : Original article
Dynamic Changes of Regulatory T Cells/CD4⁺ T Cells in Peripheral Blood of Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Comparison of Pediatric and Adult Kidney Donors
Qi Xiao1ABCDEFG, Zide Chen1ABCDEF, Shitao Zhao1BCD, Kaifeng Luo1BCD, Fuping Cao1BF, Zexu Zhang1BF, Jia Liu1BF, Jiansheng Xiao1ACDEFG*DOI: 10.12659/AOT.940604
Ann Transplant 2023; 28:e940604
Table 4 Demographic characteristics of transplant recipients and donors.
| Pediatric donors | Adult donors | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 11M/7F | 21M/14F | 0.94 |
| Age at KTx (y) | 37.1±12.0 | 40.6±11.1 | 0.28 |
| Weight (kg) | 55.7±10.4 | 61.6±12.9 | 0.10 |
| Dialysis time (y) | 2.0 (1.0–7.3) | 2 (1.0–3.0) | 0.32 |
| Peritoneal dialysis | 6 | 8 | 0.41 |
| hemodialysis | 12 | 27 | |
| LCT | 5.5% (4.0–8.0%) | 5.0% (4.0–7.0%) | 0.41 |
| Gender | 10M/8F | 31M/4F | 0.018 |
| Age (y) | 7 (2.8–11.8) | 46 (43.0–51.0) | 0.00 |
| Weight (kg) | 21.0 (14.8–35.3) | 65.0 (60.0–70.0) | 0.00 |
| Height (cm) | 125.0 (93.8–137.5) | 166.0 (162.0–172.0) | 0.00 |
| DCD | 6 | 14 | 0.64 |
| DBD | 12 | 21 | |
| Anastomotic artery resistance index | 0.753±0.077 | 0.774±0.056 | 0.265 |
| LCT – lymphocyte crossmatching; DCD – donation after cardiac death; DBD – donation after brain death. | |||