Table 2

Sensitivity analysis: net effect of donation on survival and ESRD in 40-year-old ideal donors assuming reduced future population risks

Donation effectsWhite maleWhite femaleBlack maleBlack female
Remaining life years, non-donor41.100 years
(41.017 to 41.298)*
45.571 years
(45.397 to 45.810)
37.236 years
(37.006 to 37.317)
43.352 years
(43.142 to 43.655)
Lost life years (%) postdonation−0.572 (1.39%)
(−0.489 to –0.770)
−0.462 (1.0%)
(−0.162 to –0.575)
−0.799 (2.1%)
(−0.699 to –1.011)
−0.824 (1.9%)
(−0.614 to –1.127)
Remaining QALYs, non-donor22.431 QALYs
(22.404 to 22.492)
23.765 QALYs
(23.712 to 23.834)
20.954 QALYs
(20.918 to 21.022)
22.806 QALYs
(22.743 to 22.890)
Lost QALYs (%) postdonation−0.191 (0.85%)
(−0.164 to –0.252)
−0.143 (0.62%)
(−0.049 to –0.171)
−0.292 (1.39%)
(−0.257 to –0.360)
−0.260 (1.14%)
(−0.197 to –0.344)
Cumulative ESRD, non-donor %0.43%
(0.185 to 0.584)
0.29%
(0.133 to 0.469)
1.00%
(0.487 to 1.374)
0.851%
(0.371 to 1.354)
Added cumulative ESRD % postdonation+1.59 (1/63)
(1/54 to 1/69)
+0.643% (1/155)
(1/100 to 1/324)
+3.80% (1/26)
(1/23 to 1/28)
+2.85% (1/35)
(1/30 to 1/43)
  • *Values in parentheses represent the impact of higher and lower cumulative risks of ESRD taken from the upper and lower bounds of the 95% CIs for lifetime cumulative risk of ESRD (online supplementary ref 11).

  • ESRD, end-stage renal disease; QALYs, quality-adjusted life years.