Table 1

Baseline characteristics

Recipient characteristics
 Age (years)44.67±12.03
 Gender (female/male)25/54
 Primary renal disease (diabetes mellitus, polycistic kidney disease, glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis/interstitial nephritis, other/unknown)24/8/19/6/22
Donor characteristics
 Donor source (deceased/living)55/24
 Age (years)43.89±15.55
 Gender (female/male)36/43
Transplantation characteristics
 Transplanted organ (KIDNEY/SPKT)58/21
 Initial immunosuppression (anti-IL2, TAC, MMF/anti-IL2, CyA, MMF)53/26
 Delayed graft function (no/yes)53/26
 Steroid free (yes/no)36/43
 HLA MM3.33±1.51
  • HLA, human leucocyte antigen; Il2, interleukin 2; MMF, mycophenolate mofetil; MM, mismatch; SPKT, simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant.