Donor and recipient characteristics
| ESW (n = 59) | CSM (n = 54) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient | |||
| age (years) | 42 + 13 | 43 + 12 | 0.975 |
| male | 66% (n = 39) | 59% (32) | 0.452 |
| ethnicity | |||
| white | 78% (46) | 81% (44) | 0.642 |
| African American | 19% (11) | 11% (6) | 0.263 |
| others | 3% (2) | 8% (4) | 0.341 |
| ESRD diagnosis | |||
| GN | 34% (20) | 48% (26) | 0.123 |
| congenital | 24% (14) | 21% (11) | 0.667 |
| hypertension | 17% (10) | 11% (6) | 0.373 |
| diabetes mellitus | 13% (8) | 7% (4) | 0.289 |
| others | 12% (7) | 13% (7) | 0.859 |
| PRA | 34 + 25 | 37 + 31 | 0.562 |
| HLA mismatch(A,B,DR) | 3.4 + 1.7 | 3.3 + 1.8 | 0.821 |
| follow-up (days) | 1105 (118 to 2105) | 1786 (31 to 2608) | <0.0001 |
| time on HD (years) | 2.6 (1.0 to 6.0) | 1.6 (0.4 to 5.7) | 0.422 |
| graft survival first Tx (days) | 3249 (3 to 10,105) | 2892 (8 to 12,784) | 0.601 |
| pre-emptive KRT | 15% (9) | 17% (9) | 0.837 |
| number of Tx | |||
| 2 | 87% (51) | 83% (45) | 0.644 |
| 3 | 8% (5) | 13% (7) | 0.439 |
| 4 | 5% (3) | 4% (2) | 0.721 |
| Donor | |||
| living donor | 37% (22) | 31% (17) | 0.516 |
| deceased donor | 63% (37) | 69% (37) | 0.516 |
| age (years) | 35 + 15 | 37 + 13 | 0.455 |
| male | 49% (29) | 59% (32) | 0.281 |
| BMI | 27 + 5 | 26 + 5 | 0.626 |
| ethnicity | |||
| white | 88% (52) | 85% (46) | 0.644 |
| African American | 9% (5) | 11% (6) | 0.636 |
| others | 3% (2) | 4% (2) | 0.928 |
| cause of death | |||
| trauma | 35% (13) | 38% (14) | 0.809 |
| anoxia | 41% (15) | 32% (12) | 0.468 |
| CVA | 19% (7) | 27% (10) | 0.789 |
| others | 5% (2) | 3% (1) | 0.555 |
| Kidney | |||
| delayed graft function | 7% (4) | 9% (5) | 0.722 |
| pulsatile perfusion | |||
| yes | 78% (29) | 68% (25) | 0.295 |
| no | 14% (5) | 19% (7) | 0.528 |
| unknown | 8% (3) | 13% (5) | 0.454 |
| total warm ischemia time (minutes) | 33 + 5 | 31 + 5 | 0.103 |
| cold ischemia time (hours) | 16 + 7 | 14 + 5 | 0.165 |