16 September 2025 : Original article
Effect of Recipient Variables on Transplant Survival Following Marginal Kidney Donation: Analysis of a Mate Kidney Cohort
Ariadni Androvitsanea ABCDEF 1,2*, Katharina M. Heller AB 1, Hendrik Apel BD 3, Frank Kunath
BD 3, Peter J. Goebell E 3, Bernd Wullich BDF 3, Ulrich Rother EF 4, Christoph Daniel BCDE 5, Kerstin Amann ABCD 5, Carsten Willam ABCDEG 1, Mario Schiffer ADE 1
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.948739
Ann Transplant 2025; 30:e948739
Table 2 Donor characteristics.
| Donor characteristics | Cadaveric donors (n=100) |
|---|---|
| Age, mean±SD | 58.1±17 |
| • >60 | 53 |
| • <60 | 47 |
| BMI (kg/m), mean±SD | 28.04±6.78 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl), mean±SD | 1.02±0.59 |
| • Missing values of donor creatinine | 6 |
| • Donors with creatinine >1.5 mg/dl | 20 |
| Known history of hypertension/CVD | 30 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 7 |
| ECD | 66 |
| Causes of death | |
| • Intracranial | 64 |
| • Traumatic | 14 |
| • Others | 22 |
| CVD – cardiovascular disease; ECD – expanded-criteria donors, donor 60 years of age OR donor 50–59 years with at least 2 of the following: known hypertonia, SCr >1.5 mg/dL (>133 mmol/L) or cerebrovascular cause of death. | |