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Table 3 Baseline characteristics in belatacept cohort by status for treatment success or failure censored for death. Treatment failure was defined as graft failure or GFR deterioration compared to the time of conversion

From: Microvascular inflammation is a risk factor in kidney transplant recipients with very late conversion from calcineurin inhibitor-based regimens to belatacept

Patient characteristics

All patients (N = 30)

Treatment success at 12 months (N = 16)

Treatment failure at 12 months (N = 13)

P value

Treatment success at 24 months (N = 12)

Treatment failure at 24 months (N = 15)

P value

Age (y)

53.5 ± 26

53.5 ± 26

50 ± 29

0.983

52 ± 18

50 ± 30

0.829

Donor age (y)

48 ± 23

46.5 ± 31

46 ± 22

0.689

43 ± 26

52.5 ± 23

0.134

Gender (m/f)

20/10

11/5

8/5

0.714

10/2

7/8

0.107

Post-transplant diabetes

3/30

2/16

1/13

1.000

1/12

2/15

1.000

BMI

25.3 ± 4.1

24.7 ± 4.0

25.5 ± 6.1

0.650

24.7 ± 4.0

25.3 ± 7.9

0.100

Systolic BP (mmHg)

134 ± 17

139 ± 24

133 ± 18

0.199

139 ± 27

132 ± 14

0.183

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

84 ± 10

85 ± 10

84 ± 12

0.812

88.5 ± 12

83 ± 13

0.300

Time after transplantation (m)

127.5 ± 91.3

128.5 ± 148.8

127 ± 60

0.619

133.5 ± 125.8

126 ± 74

0.300

eGFR (mL/min)

22.5 ± 12

25 ± 12

20 ± 10

0.449

25.5 ± 14

20.0 ± 12

0.126

eGFR < 25 mL/min

17/30

7/16

10/13

0.130

5/12

11/15

0.130

Proteinuria (mg/g creatinine)

840 ± 1166

647 ± 1125

890 ± 1857

0.398

452 ± 1125

869 ± 1592

0.399

Living donor transplants

8/30

3/16

5/13

0.406

3/12

4/15

1.000

pancreas/kidney

2/30

–

–

–

   

Immunosuppression

 Tacrolimus

22/30

12/4

9/4

1.000

9/12

10/15

0.696

 Cyclosporine A

8/30

4/12

4/9

1.000

3/12

5/15

0.696

 Mycophenolic acid

27/30

13/3

13/0

0.232

10/12

15/15

0.188

 Azathioprin

2/30

2/14

0/13

0.488

1/12

0/15

0.444

 Steroid

24/30

13/3

10/3

1.000

10/12

11/15

0.662

DSA

14/30

7/16

6/13

1.000

5/12

7/15

1.000

h/o any rejection

15/30

6/16

9/13

0.139

6/12

8/15

1.000

aTCMR

3/30

1/16

2/13

0.573

1/12

2/15

1.000

aABMR

6/30

1/16

5/13

0.064

1/12

5/15

0.182

Biopsy scores

 Glomerular scarring (%)

30.5 ± 33

26 ± 29

32 ± 35.5

0.423

27 ± 33

32 ± 36

0.829

 Cg

0.0 ± 3.0

0.0 ± 2.6

1.0 ± 3.0

0.288

0.0 ± 1.1

1.0 ± 3.0

0.236

 ct

1.0 ± 1.0

1.0 ± 1.0

1.0 ± 2.0

0.983

1.0 ± 1.0

1.0 ± 1.0

0.548

 ci

1.0 ± 1.0

1.0 ± 1.0

1.0 ± 1.0

0.846

1.0 ± 1.0

1.0 ± 1.0

0.683

 cv

2.0 ± 2.0

2.0 ± 2.0

2.0 ± 2.0

0.339

2.0 ± 3.0

2.0 ± 1.0

0.959

 mm

1.0 ± 2.0

0.0 ± 1.8

1.0 ± 1.5

0.170

0.0 ± 1.8

1.0 ± 2.0

0.373

 ah

3.0 ± 0.0

3.0 ± 0.0

3.0 ± 0.5

0.650

3.0 ± 0.4

3.0 ± 0.0

0.581

 g

0.0 ± 1.0

0.0 ± 0.8

0.0 ± 1.8

0.589

0.0 ± 0.8

0.0 ± 1.5

0.581

 t

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 1.0

0.589

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.829

 i

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 1.0

0.156

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.905

 v

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

1.000

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

1.000

 ptc

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 2.0

0.170

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 1.0

0.256

 C4d

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.948

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0

0.981

 MVI sum score

0.0 ± 1.3

0.0 ± 0.8

0.0 ± 2.8

0.144

0.0 ± 0.8

0.0 ± 2.5

0.183

 MVI sum score ≧2

7/30

1/16

6/13

0.026

1/12

6/15

0.091

  1. Data were expressed as medians (interquartile range), or numbers
  2. BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, DSA donor specific antibodies, h/o history of, aTCMR active T cell mediated rejection, aABMR active antibody-mediated rejection, MVI microvascular inflammation