Table 3 Comparative analysis of patients with lupus nephritis submitted to renal transplant with regard to renal outcome.

From: Outcome and Prognosis of Patients With Lupus Nephritis Submitted to Renal Transplantation

Variables (n%)

Graft loss (n = 9)

No graft loss (n = 29)

Phi coefficient

p-value*

Hypertension

5/8 (62.5)

22/27 (81.5)

0.190

0.346

Smoking

2/8 (25.0)

4/24 (16.7)

0.092

0.625

Anti-HCV

4 /29(13.8)

0.191

0.554

Venous thrombosis

5/8 (62.5)

4/26 (15.4)

0.453

0.017

APS

3/8 (37.5)

1/25 (4.0)

0.440

0.036

CMV viremia

9/24 (34.6)

0.318

0.149

BK viremia

2/8 (25.0)

0.447

0.056

Living related donor

3/9 (33.3)

8/29 (27.6)

0.054

1.000

  1. *Fisher’s exact test; Anti-HCV = antibody against hepatitis C virus; APS = antiphospholipid syndrome; CMV = cytomegalovirus. BK = (polyomavirus). Level of statistical significance: p<0.05.