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Table 1 Comparisons of baseline characteristics at the time of allograft IgAN diagnosis according to anti-hypertensive medication prescription

From: Possible beneficial association between renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system blockade usage and graft prognosis in allograft IgA nephropathy: a retrospective cohort study

 

No medication

Single RAASB

Single BB/CCB

Combination

(N=272)

(N=38)

(N=33)

(N=121)

Age at allograft IgAN Dx (years)

44 [34-50]

41 [36-47]

44 [32-54]

43 [35-51]

Male Sex

181 (66.5%)

22 (57.9%)

25 (75.8%)

83 (68.6%)

Duration from transplant to allograft IgAN diagnosis (years)

3.8 [ 0.7- 7.5]

6.7 [ 3.2- 9.2]

5.4 [ 2.8- 8.1]

5.1 [ 2.0- 9.3]

Blood pressure (mmHg)

Systolic BP

129.0 [117.0-138.0]

120.0 [110.0-133.0]

120.0 [115.0-136.0]

129.0 [118.5-139.0]

Diastolic BP

78.0 [70.0-86.0]

74.0 [65.0-80.0]

78.0 [70.0-85.0]

80.0 [70.0-88.0]

MAP

94.3 [85.3-101.3]

84.8 [79.7-92.7]

93.0 [85.7-100.7]

94.3 [85.0-101.0]

Laboratory values

Serum creatinine (mg/dL)

1.7 [ 1.4- 2.0]

1.5 [ 1.2- 2.1]

1.9 [ 1.6- 2.6]

1.7 [ 1.4- 2.2]

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

45.0 [35.4-57.0]

50.9 [36.9-70.3]

38.0 [27.3-45.9]

45.1 [33.8-60.5]

Albuminuria

None or trace

189 (69.7%)

9 (23.7%)

20 (60.6%)

42 (35.0%)

1+

27 (10.0%)

8 (21.1%)

7 (21.2%)

17 (14.2%)

=2+

55 (20.3%)

21 (55.3%)

6 (18.2%)

61 (50.8%)

Hematuria

18 (6.6%)

18 (47.4%)

6 (18.2%)

41 (33.9%)

Other medication usage

Tacrolimus

138 (50.7)

16 (42.1)

20 (60.6)

51 (42.1)

Steroid

257 (94.5)

35 (92.1)

31 (93.9)

112 (92.6)

Mycophenolic acid

182 (66.9)

30 (78.9)

24 (72.7)

94 (77.7)

Donor characteristics

Age

39 [31-47]

36 [30-42]

40 [28-47]

40 [30-48]

Male sex

151 (55.5%)

21 (55.3%)

16 (48.5%)

61 (50.8%)

Type of donor

Living related

157 (57.7%)

24 (63.2%)

16 (48.5%)

72 (59.5%)

Living unrelated

60 (22.1%)

9 (23.7%)

12 (36.4%)

23 (19.0%)

Deceased

55 (20.2%)

5 (13.2%)

5 (15.2%)

26 (21.5%)

Pathological findings

Coexisting acute rejection

94 (34.6%)

5 (13.2%)

11 (33.3%)

33 (27.3%)

Oxford classification

Mesangial hypercellularity

M0

142 (81.6%)

23 (79.3%)

18 (81.8%)

56 (67.5%)

M1

32 (18.4%)

6 (20.7%)

4 (18.2%)

27 (32.5%)

Endocapillary hypercellularity

E0

130 (78.3%)

16 (57.1%)

16 (72.7%)

49 (59.8%)

E1

36 (21.7%)

12 (42.9%)

6 (27.3%)

33 (40.2%)

Segmental sclerosis

S0

108 (61.7%)

14 (48.3%)

16 (72.7%)

43 (51.2%)

S1

67 (38.3%)

15 (51.7%)

6 (27.3%)

41 (48.8%)

Tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis

T0

127 (72.6%)

21 (72.4%)

14 (63.6%)

56 (67.5%)

T1

33 (18.9%)

4 (13.8%)

4 (18.2%)

17 (20.5%)

T2

15 (8.6%)

4 (13.8%)

4 (18.2%)

10 (12.0%)

Cellular/fibrocellular crescents

C0

239 (87.9%)

30 (78.9%)

29 (87.9%)

88 (72.7%)

C1

30 (11.0%)

7 (18.4%)

4 (12.1%)

29 (24.0%)

C2

3 (1.1%)

1 (2.6%)

0 (0.0%)

4 (3.3%)

  1. RAASB Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockades, BB Beta blockers, CCB Calcium channel blockers, IgAN Immunoglobulin A nephropathy, eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate, BP Blood pressure, MAP Mean arterial pressure