Table 1 Recipient’s baseline characteristics based on Indigenous status
Characteristic | Non-Indigenous* N = 6207 (94.8%) | Indigenous* N = 343 (5.2%) | P value** |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) at transplantation, Mean (SD) | 50 (12.3) | 45.7 (10.1) | < 0.001 |
Male, n (%) | 3904 (62.9) | 185 (53.9) | < 0.001 |
Current Smoker, n (%) | 746 (12) | 94 (27.4) | < 0.001 |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 911 (14.7) | 170 (49.6) | < 0.001 |
Coronary artery disease, n (%) | 1109 (17.9) | 98 (28.6) | < 0.001 |
Cerebrovascular disease, n (%) | 326(5.3) | 29 (8.5) | 0.011 |
Peripheral vascular disease, n (%) | 596 (9.6) | 47 (13.7) | 0.013 |
Total ischaemia time, Median (IQR) | 13.0 (10.0, 16.0) | 16.0 (12.0, 20.0) | < 0.001 |
Mismatch n (%) | < 0.001 | ||
 0 | 259 (4.2) | 1 (0.3) |  |
 1 | 685 (11.0) | 20 (5.8) | |
 2 | 1466 (23.6) | 34 (9.9) | |
 3 | 1078 (17.4) | 33 (9.6) | |
 4 | 960 (15.5) | 58 (16.9) | |
 5 | 1126 (18.1) | 111 (32.4) | |
 6 | 633 (10.2) | 86 (25.1) | |
Transplant era, n (%) | 0.71 | ||
 1995–1999 | 1254 (20.2) | 64 (18.7) |  |
 2000–2004 | 1309 (21.1) | 73 (21.3) | |
 2005–2009 | 1386 (22.3) | 85 (24.8) | |
 2010–2014 | 2258 (36.4) | 121 (35.3) | |
Dialysis vintage, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||
 Pre-emptive | 230 (3.7) | 5 (1.5) |  |
 < 1 year | 573 (9.2)3 | 18 (5.2) | |
 1–5 years | 805 (61.3) | 206 (60.1) | |
 > 5 years | 1599 (25.8) | 114 (33.2) | |
BMI at time of transplant (kg/m2), Mean (SD) | 26.3 (4.7) | 27.6 (5.7) | < 0.001 |
BMI at time of transplant (kg/m2), n (%) | < 0.001 | ||
 < 18.5 | 176 (2.8) | 9 (2.6) |  |
 18.5–24.9 | 2415 (38.9) | 103 (30.0) | |
 25–29.9 | 2192 (35.3) | 113 (32.9) | |
 > 30 | 1281 (20.6) | 104 (30.3) | |
Dialysis modality before transplantation | < 0.001 | ||
 HD | 4597 (74.1) | 294 (85.7) |  |
 PD | 1588 (25.6) | 49 (14.3) | |
Rejection, n (%) | 1531 (24.7) | 118 (34.4) | < 0.001 |
Delayed graft function, n (%) | 1554 (25.0) | 123 (35.9) | < 0.001 |
Prednisolone doses (mg), n (%) | < 0.01 | ||
 0 | 427 (6.9) | 31 (9.0) |  |
 1–4.99 | 230 (3.7) | 11 (3.2) | |
 5–6.99 | 2039 (32.9) | 81 (23.6) | |
 7–9.99 | 1062 (17.1) | 45 (13.1) | |
 10+ | 1520 (24.5) | 103 (30.0) | |
Donor age (years) | 44.2 (17.5) | 44 (17.5) | 0.77 |
Donor male, n (%) | 3575 (57.6) | 201 (58.6) | 0.72 |