Table 3 Case-control-comparison: Description of patients and course of creatinine and GFR (Pre- and postoperative creatinine was not measured in all patients)

Transplanted (n = 84)

Control (n = 84)

p

Age [years, mean ± SD]

59.0 ± 9.0

60.5 ± 15.5

0.349

Gender [male/female %]

61.9/38.1

56.0/44.0

0.444

Dialysis-dependent renal failure, n [%]

8 (9.0)

0 (0)

0.004

Acute renal failure, n [%]

15 (17.9)

2 (2.4)

0.001

Permanent renal failure, n [%]

11 (13.1)

0 (0)

0.001

Preoperative

Transplanted (n = 82)

Control (n = 83)

p

Creatinine [mg / dl, mean ± SD]

1.93 ± 0.88

1.04 ± 1.36

<  0.001

GFR^a [ml / min / 1.73m² ± SD]

43.29 ± 22.22

84.08 ± 23.63

<  0.001

1. Postoperative day

Transplanted (n = 83)

Control (n = 74)

p

Creatinine [mg / dl, mean ± SD]

2.57 ± 1.28

1.12 ± 0.73

<  0.001

GFR^a [ml / min / 1.73m², mean ± SD]

32.05 ± 18.35

75.24 ± 25.64

<  0.001

Discharge

Transplanted (n = 82)

Control (n = 79)

p

Creatinine [mg /dl, mean ± SD]

1.78 ± 0.94

0.90 ± 0.43

<  0.001

GFR^a [ml / min/ 1.73m², mean ± SD]

53.85 ± 26.55

90.94 ± 23.13

<  0.001

After 6 months

Transplanted (n = 58)

Control (n = 44)

p

Creatinine [mg / dl, mean ± SD]

2.05 ± 0.90

1.12 ± 0.69

<  0.001

GFR^a [ml / min / 1.73m², mean ± SD]

41.40 ± 21.84

76.64 ± 26.58

<  0.001