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08 October 2024 : Original article  

Impact of Donor-Recipient Relationship on Long-Term Outcomes in Living-Related Donor Kidney Transplantation

Liping Chen1ACDE, Huaiyong Li2ADE, Tianyu Zhang3BCDF, Hongmei Dong1BCDF, Hongwei Bai1ABCDF*

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.945065

Ann Transplant 2024; 29:e945065

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of transplants according to the donor-recipient relationship (n=598).

Sibling (n=115)M-t-C (n=228)F-t-C (n=160)Spouse (n=55)Offspring (n=40)
Transplantation time before 2010, n (%)41 (35.7)** 31 (13.6),* 20 (12.5),* 19 (34.5)** 38 (95.0)*
Follow-up time (year) ±SD8.6±3.98.8±3.28.8±3.28.5±4.09.0±4.8
Age (year) ±SD40.0±8.5** 29.0±6.0,,* 30.0±6.1,,* 41.4±7.0** 50.4±6.0*
Age >50 year, n(%)12 (10.4)** 0,,* 0,,* 10 (18.2)** 18 (45.0)
BMI (kg/m) ±SD22.6±3.521.3±3.821.2±3.922.8±1.923.6±3.5
Male, n (%)86 (74.8)183 (80.1)133 (83.1)41 (74.5)22 (55.0)
Cause of ESRD
 Unkown, n (%)43 (37.4)78 (34.2)55 (34.3)22 (40.0)15 (37.5)
 Glomerular disease, n (%)53 (46.1)111 (48.6)76 (47.8)21 (38.2)13 (32.5)
 Interstitial nephropathy, n (%)8 (6.9)20 (8.8)15 (9.4)5 (9.1)3 (7.5)
 Hypertensive nephropathy, n (%)1 (0.9)001 (3.6)1 (2.5)
 Diabetes nephropathy, n (%)3 (2.6)** 4 (1.8)** 2 (1.3)** 3 (9.1)6 (15.0)*
 Other, n (%)7 (6.1)15 (6.6)12 (7.5)3 (5.0)2 (5.0)
Dialysis duration (day), median [IQR]436 [141, 552]454 [190, 551]533 [220, 647]554 [99, 632]415 [83, 687]
Dialysis mode (HD/PD, n)113/2228/0160/053/238/2
Pretransplant comorbidity
Hyperuricemia, n (%)61 (53.0)114 (50.0)84 (52.5)30 (54.5)24 (60.0)
Dyslipidemia, n (%)59 (51.3)106 (46.5)68 (42.9)25 (45.5)23 (57.5)
Diabetes, n (%)7 (6.1),** 7 (3.1)** 4 (2.5)** 4 (7.3)8 (20.0)*
Cardiovascular disease n (%)25 (21.7)** 34 (14.9)** 25 (15.6)** 13 (23.6)16 (40)*
Age (year) ±SD38.2±9.5** 52.2±6.5,,* 55.8±6.8,,* 42.1±8.4** 25.5±3.1*
Age >50 year, n (%)22 (19.1)129 (56.6),,* 121 (75.6),,* 11 (20.0)0
Age gradient (year) ±SD5.9±4.9** 24.2±4.2,* 25.1±4.4,* 2.6±2.0** 24.9±4.1*
Female, n (%)60 (52.2)** 228 (100),,* 041 (74.5)** 0
BMI (kg/m) ±SD22.8±3.023.4±3.623.1±3.222.3±2.722.5±2.8
Cold ischemia time (hour) ±SD1.2±0.21.3±0.11.4±0.31.2±0.31.3±0.2
Warm ischemia time (minute) ±SD2.1±0.52.2±0.42.5±0.32.3±0.22.2±0.3
HLA matching (number) ±SD4.1±0.23.8±0.23.9±0.21.4±0.4* 3.8±0.3
HLA class I matching (number) ±SD3.0±0.12.8±0.12.8±0.20.9±0.12.9±0.2
HLA class II matching (number) ±SD1.2±0.21.1±0.11.2±0.10.6±0.11.0±0.3
Antibody Induction, n (%)84 (73.0)170 (74.6)120 (75.0)45 (81.8)** 24 (60.0)
ATG5 (4.3)10 (4.4)9 (5.6)8 (14.5)0
IL-2 RA75 (65.2)154 (67.5)106 (66.2)35 (63.6)16 (40.0)
ALG4 (3.5)6 (2.6)5 (3.1)2 (3.6)8 (2.0)
None induction, n (%)31 (27.0)58 (25.4)40 (25.0)10 (18.2)16 (40.0)
CsA+MPA+steroids, n (%)16 (13.9)28 (12.3)25 (15.6)6 (10.9)3 (7.5)
Tac+MPA+steroids, n (%)92 (80.0)190 (83.3)130 (81.3)45 (81.8)34 (85.0)
Other, n (%)7 (6.1)10 (4.4)5 (3.1)4 (7.3)3 (7.5)
* p
** p
# p
ALG – anti-lymphocyte immunoglobulin; ATG – antithymocyte immunoglobulin; BMI – body mass index; CsA – Cyclosporine A; ESRD – end stage of renal disease; F-to-C – father-to-child; HD – hemodialysis; HLA – human leukocyte antigen; IL-2 RA – interlukin-2 receptor antagonist; IQR – interquartile range; MMF – mycophenolate mofetil; M-to-C – mother-to-child; Offspring – kidney from offspring; PD – peritoneal dialysis; SD – standard deviation; Scr – serum creatinine; Tac – tacrolimus; Sibling – kidney from sibling donor; Spouse – kidney from spousal donor.

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