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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants according to the pregnancy outcome

From: Effect of deflazacort on pregnancy outcome in kidney transplant patients: should we change the immunosuppressant before conception?

 

Never-pregnant (n = 10)

Miscarriage (n = 9)

Clinical pregnancy(n = 21)

P value

Age (years)

34.5 (29–42)

36 (30–39)

33 (27–41)

0.44

Duration tried to concieve (months)

44 (16–108)

48 (6–96)

22 (6–96)

0.1

Years since transplantation (years)

4 (2–8)a

7 (2–18)a

5.5 (1–14)

0.08

SBP (mmHg)

123 (113–144)

135 (100–162)

120 (100–145)

0.44

DBP (mmHg)

80 (70–92)

76 (60–96)

72 (58–96)

0.2

Serum BUN (mg/dL)

18.85 (8.4–34.4)

25.4 (18.7–37.2)b

17.2 (10.2–35.3)b

0.04

eGFR

55.08 (22–96.6)

39 (9.0–76)b

60.72 (37–89.7)b

0.02

Hypertension

   

0.59

 No

4 (40%)

2 (22.2%)

5 (23.8%)

 

 Yes

6 (60%)

7 (77.8%)

16 (76.2%)

 

Diabetes melitus

   

0.04

 No

8 (80%)

9 (100%)

21 (100%)

 

 Yes

2 (20%)

0

0

 

Graft rejection

   

0.01

 No

7 (70%)

3 (33.32%)

19 (90.5%)

 

 Yes

3 (30%)

6 (66.7%)b

2 (9.5%)b

 

Cause of ESRD

   

0.13

 Unknown

1 (10%)

2 (22.2%)

5 (25%)

 

 SLE

1 (10%)

3 (33.3%)

0

 

 Glomerulonephritis

4 (40%)

2 (22.2%)

9 (42.9%)

 

 Ig A nephropathy

2 (20%)

1 (11.1%)

7 (33.3%)

 

 Congenital anomaly

1 (10%)

1 (11.1%)

0

 

 Diabetes melitus

1 (10%)

0

0

 

Immunosuppressant regimen

   

0.3

 CI

1 (10%)

2 (22.2%)

6 (28.6%)

 

 CI + ST + AP

6 (60%)

1 (11.1%)

5 (23.8%)

 

 CI + ST

3 (30%)

5 (55.6%)

9 (42.9%)

 

 CI + AP

0

1 (11.1%)

1 (4.8%)

 

Immunosuppressant use

 CyA

3 (30%)

2 (22.2%)

9 (45%)

0.52

 TAC

6 (60%)

7 (77.8%)

12 (57.1%)

0.55

 DFZ

9 (90%)

1 (11.1%)

2 (9.5%)

< 0.0001

 Pred

2 (20%)

6 (66.7%)

13 (61.9%)

0.06

 Aza

5 (50%)

0

2 (9.5%)

0.01

 MMF

2 (20%)

2 (22.2%)

4 (19%)

0.98

  1. Data are presented as the median (minimum to maximum). The P-values were obtained using the analysis of variance and the Kruskal-Wallis test for continuous variables, and the chi-square test was used for analyzing categorical variables. Post hoc analysis using the Tukey method was performed, which showed a significant difference between the non-pregnant group and the miscarriage groupa, and the miscarriage group and clinical pregnancy groupb
  2. Note: Duration, period of attempted conception; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; ESRD, end stage renal disease; SLE, systemic lupus erythematous; Ig, immunoglobulin; CI, calcineurin inhibitor; ST, steroid; AP; antiproliferative drug; CyA, cyclosporine; TAC, tacrolimus; DFZ, deflazacort; Pred, predinosolone; Aza, azathioprine; MMF, mycophenolate mofetil