Table 1 Characteristics of included patients (n = 336)
Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
Mean (± s.d.) age yearsa | 51.3 ± 12.9 |
Male sex | 218 (64.9) |
Donor type: | |
Brain death | 176 (52.4) |
Cardiac death | 63 (18.7) |
Living | 82 (24.4) |
ABO incompatible | 15 (4.5) |
Delayed graft functionb | 83 (24.7) |
Pancreas-kidney transplant | 23 (6.9) |
Polycystic kidney disease | 37 (11.0) |
Diabetes: | |
Type 1 | 39 (11.6) |
Type 2 | 71 (21.1) |
New-onset after transplant | 17 (5.1) |
Gastrointestinal bleeding risk: | |
Upper gastrointestinalc | 38 (11.3) |
Lower gastrointestinald | 21 (6.3) |
Vasculitis | 11 (3.3) |