Table 2 Comparison of short-term and long-term outcomes according to KDPI score and the age of KTRs.

From: Impact of Kidney Donor Profile Index Scores on Post-Transplant Clinical Outcomes Between Elderly and Young Recipients, A Multicenter Cohort Study

Variables

Low KDPI-young KT

Low KDPI-elderly KT

High KDPI-young KT

High KDPI-elderly KT

p for Trend

Short-term outcomes, n (%)

   Delayed graft function

53 (18.6)

5 (14.7)

49 (18.7)

12 (15.8)

0.924

   Biopsy-proven acute rejection

38 (13.3)

2 (5.9)

36 (13.7)

7 (9.2)

0.520

   BK virus-associated nephropathy

3 (1.1)

0 (0)

8 (3.1)

3 (3.9)

0.203

   CMV infection

46 (16.1)

6 (17.6)

36 (13.7)

18 (23.7)

0.224

   PJP pneumonia

6 (2.1)

0 (0)

9 (3.4)

4 (5.3)

0.329

Long-term outcomes, n (%)

   Late acute rejection

18 (26.1)

2 (16.7)

13 (22.4)

3 (30.0)

0.850

   Chronic antibody mediated rejection

3 (1.1)

1 (2.9)

1 (0.4)

1 (1.3)

0.244

   Chronic allograft dysfunction

12 (4.2)

0

15 (5.7)

3 (3.9)

0.592

   Biopsy-proven CNI-toxicity

20 (7.0)

0

11 (4.2)

1 (1.3)

0.099

   Cardiovascular diseases

43 (15.1)

2 (5.9)

27 (10.3)

18 (23.7)

0.011

   Malignancies

11 (4.0)

1 (3.1)

6 (2.5)

7 (9.2)

0.077

  1. Values are expressed as means ± SDs, n (%).
  2. KDPI, kidney donor profile index; KTR, kidney transplant recipient; CMV, cytomegalovirus; PJP, pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia; CNI, calcineurin inhibitor.