Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the 82 kidney transplant recipients.

From: Booster effect of the third dose of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine in Japanese kidney transplant recipients

Variable

Total

(N = 82)

Age, year

53.5 ± 11.6

Sex, male, n (%)

53 (64.6)

Body mass index, kg/m2

22.7 ± 3.5

Time post last transplantation, year

10.6 (4.0 to 16.2)

First transplant, n (%)

79 (96.3)

Donor type, living, n (%)

73 (89.0)

Donor age, year

57.5 (49 to 64)

Donor sex, male, n (%)

28 (36.4)

Primary kidney disease

IgA nephrology

27 (32.9)

FSGS

7 (8.5)

Diabetes mellitus

4 (4.9)

Others

44 (53.7)

ABO incompatible, n (%)

13 (15.9)

HLA class I mismatch

1.7 ± 0.9

HLA class II mismatch

0.9 ± 0.5

Rituximab use, n (%)

24 (29.3)

Methylprednisolone use, n (%)

68 (82.9)

Tacrolimus use, n (%)

71 (86.6)

Mycophenolic acid use, n (%)

74 (90.2)

Mycophenolic acid dose, mg/day

978.7 ± 441.3

Methylprednisolone + Tacrolimus + Mycophenolic acid, n (%)

58 (70.7)

Hemoglobin, g/dL

13.1 ± 2.0

Lymphocyte, /μL

1498.8 ± 668.6

Albumin, g/dL

4.2 ± 0.3

Serum creatinine, mg/dL

1.2 (1.0 to 1.7)

eGFR, mL/min/m2

44.9 ± 17.1

TSAT, %

32.6 ± 11.9

Ferritin, ng/mL

119 (57 to 198)

25(OH)D, ng/mL

14.9 (10.6 to 21.3)

Iron drug use, n (%)

13 (15.9)

1α-OH-D3 drug use, n (%)

33 (40.2)

Hypertension, n (%)

56 (68.3)

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

21 (25.6)

ACE-I or ARB use, n (%)

47 (57.3)

Rejection, n (%)

21 (25.6)

Twice Vaccine type, BNT162b2 vs mRNA-1273, n (%)

70 (85.4) vs 12 (14.6)

Third Vaccine type, BNT162b2 vs mRNA-1273, n (%)

43 (52.4) vs 39 (47.6)