Table 2 Characteristics of participants
Donors (n = 20) | Living donor kidney recipients(n = 15) | Deceased donor kidney recipients(n = 12) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years (SD) | 52.4 (12.2) | 54.9 (9.1) | 56.0 (10.9) | n.s. |
Sex, No. | ||||
Male | 7 (35) | 10 (67) | 7 (58) | X2 = 3.78, p = 0.15 |
Female | 13 (65) | 5 (33) | 5 (42) | |
Time since surgery, years (SD) | 3.7 (2.9) | 3.7 (2.8) | 4.8 (3.2) | n.s |
Cause of renal failure in recipient* | ||||
Diabetes | 2 | - | - | |
Hypertension | - | - | 1 | |
Glomerulonephritis | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Chronic pyelonephritis (reflux nephropathy) | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Cystic kidney | 7 | 6 | 3 | |
Nephrocirrhosis | 1 | 1 | - | |
Auto-immune cause (e.g. SLE) | 2 | - | 1 | |
Malignancy | - | - | 1 | |
Other urologic causes | 1 | 1 | - | |
Unknown | - | 1 | 2 | |
Type of dialysis in recipient* | ||||
None | 5 | 6 | - | |
Haemodialysis | 6 | 4 | 4 | X2 = 7.77, p = 0.20 |
Peritoneal dialysis | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
Both | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
Average duration of dialysis before transplantation in recipient, years (range) * | 1.2 (0–4.4) | 0.5 (0–3.1) | 4.0 (1.1–6.3) | p < 0.05 |
Donor-recipient relationship, No. | ||||
Partner relationship | 8 | 5 | ||
Parent–child relationship (incl. in-law) | 5 | 3 | NA | |
Brother-sister relationship (incl. in-law) | 4 | 4 | ||
Other family | 1 | - | ||
Friend | 2 | 3 | ||