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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of pediatric donors and recipients in single kidney transplantation group

From: Transplantation of a single kidney from pediatric donors less than 10 kg to children with poor access to transplantation: a two-year outcome analysis

Donor Characteristics

Overall

(n = 32)

BW ≤ 5 kg

(n = 7)

5 < BW ≤ 10 kg

(n = 25)

Age, month (Range)*

8.9 (0.3–41.3)

1.3 (0.3–5.6)

12.0 (1.7–41.3)

Sex, male/female (%)

15 (46.9%)/17 (53.1%)

2 (28.6%)/5 (71.4%)

13 (52.0%)/12 (48.0%)

Body weight, kg (Range)*

7.8 (3.0–10.0)

3.9 (3.0–5.0)

9.0 (5.2–10.0)

Causes of death, number (%)

 Brain injury

7 (21.9%)

0

7 (28.0%)

 Pneumonia or respiratory failure

6 (18.8%)

3 (42.9%)

3 (12.0%)

 Cerebral hemorrhage or hernia

5 (15.6%)

1 (14.3%)

4 (16.0%)

 Intracranial infection

3 (9.4%)

1 (14.3%)

2 (8.0%)

 Brain tumor

2 (6.3%)

0

2 (8.0%)

 Trauma

2 (6.3%)

0

2 (8.0%)

 Congenital heart disease

1 (3.1%)

1 (14.3%)

0

 Unknown

6 (18.8%)

1 (14.3%)

5 (20.0%)

Warm ischemia time, min (Range)

5.0 (0.0–12.0)

5.0 (0.0–5.0)

5.0 (0.0–12.0)

Cold ischemia time, hour (Range)

8.0 (2.0–23.5)

10.0 (6.0–22.0)

7.0 (2.0–23.5)

Recipient characteristics

Overall

(n = 56)

BW ≤ 5 kg

(n = 13)

5 < BW ≤ 10 kg

(n = 43)

Age, year

9.0 (1.4–17.0)

7.0 (5.0–12.0)

9.0 (1.4–17.0)

Sex, male/female (%)

32 (57.1%)/24 (42.9%)

9 (69.2%)/4 (30.8%)

25 (58.1%)/18 (41.9%)

Body weight, kg (Range)

22.0 (6.5–44.0)

23.0 (13.0–29.0)

22.0 (6.5–44.0)

Donor/Recipient BW Ratio, (Range)*

1:3.2

(1:0.7–1:9.1)

1:5.6

(1:2.6–1:9.1)

1:2.6

(1:0.7–1:6.25)

Waiting time since dialysis, month (Range)

8.0 (0.0–72.0)

7.0 (0.0–36.0)

8.0 (0.0–72.0)

Type of dialysis, number (%)

 Preemptive

6 (10.7%)

1 (7.7%)

5 (11.6%)

 PD

20 (35.7%)

3 (23.1%)

17 (39.5%)

 HD

25 (44.7%)

7 (53.8%)

18 (41.9%)

 PD + HD

5 (8.9%)

2 (15.4%)

3 (7.0%)

HLA mismatch number (Range)

3 (2–6)

3 (3–6)

3 (2–6)

Primary disease, number (%)

 Glomerulonephritis

35 (62.5%)

10 (76.9%)

25 (58.1%)

 FSGS

5 (8.9%)

1 (7.7%)

4 (9.3%)

 IgA nephropathy

3 (5.3%)

0

3 (7.0%)

 Congenital renal dysplasia

2 (3.6%)

1 (7.7%)

1 (2.3%)

 Other

11 (19.7%)

1 (7.7%)

10 (23.3%)

Follow-up time, month (Range)

23.0

(0.03–53.0)

26.0

(0.03–34.6)

21.5

(0.3–53.0)

  1. BW body weight, FSGS focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, HD hemodialysis, PD peritoneal dialysis
  2. * p < 0.05 for BW ≤ 5 kg vs 5 < BW ≤ 10 kg comparisons