Table 1 Demographics and laboratory values. The degree of presence of nephrospheres in urine was determined according to observations of two independent examiners. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), C-reactive protein (CRP), acute kidney injury (AKI), atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA)
Transplanted (n = 45) | Non-transplanted (n = 19) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Female—no. (%) | 14 (31.12) | 11 (57.89) | p = 0.055 |
Age [years] | 59.02 ± 13.51 | 58.95 ± 21.70 | p = 0.988 |
Serum Creatinine [mg/dL] | 4.152 ± 2.460 | 3.749 ± 1.635 | p = 0.516 |
eGFR [ml/min/1.73m2] | 23.76 ± 17.98 | 19.71 ± 11.33 | p = 0.368 |
BUN [mg/dl] | 45.667 ± 27.654 | 51.818 ± 18.331 | p = 0.378 |
CRP [mg/dl] | 4.395 (1.052;9.46)* | 5.190 (0.84;10.98)* | p = 0.371 |
Degree of presence of nephrospheres in urine—no. (%) | |||
None | 28 (62.2) | 19 (100) | p < 0.001 |
Low | 9 (20.0) | 0 (0) | p = 0.048 |
Medium | 4 (8.9) | 0 (0) | p = 0.309 |
High | 4 (8.9) | 0 (0) | p = 0.309 |
Reasons for AKI—no. (%) | |||
Infection | 21 (46.7) | 8 (42.1) | p = 0.789 |
Ischemia | 10 (22.2) | 3 (15.8) | p = 0.738 |
Chemotherapy | 2 (4.4) | 4 (21.1) | p = 0.058 |
Heart failure | 5 (11.1) | 3 (15.8) | p = 0.685 |
aHUS/TMA | 3 (6.7) | 1 (5.3) | p = 0.999 |
Graft rejection | 3 (6.7) | 0 (0) | p = 0.548 |
Postrenal causes | 1 (2.2) | 0 (0) | p = 0.999 |