Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients according to donor type at wait-listing for kidney transplantation

Men, %

62

64

0.211

Age (years), median (IQR)

51 (41–59)

45 (33–55)

< 0.001

Primary kidney disease, %

< 0.001

 Glomerulonephritis

24

32

 Diabetic nephropathy

12

7

 Hypertensive or vascular nephropathy

11

8

 Polycystic kidney disease

21

17

 Others

22

24

 Unknown

10

12

Diabetes, %

18

13

< 0.001

Number of cardiovascular comorbidities, %

0.003

 0

83

88

 1

13

10

 2

3

2

  ≥ 3

0.5

0.4

Peripheral arterial disease, %

5

4

0.208

Mobility status (partially or totally dependent), %

2

1

0.159

Serum albumin (g/dL), mean (SD)

36.0 (6.4)

35.5 (6.5)

0.094

Body mass index (kg/m), %

0.126

  < 18.5

7

8

 [18.5,25]

47

50

  [25, 30]

30

28

  ≥ 30

16

14

Professionally active, %

51

65

< 0.001

Unplanned dialysis start, %

14

17

0.005

History of previous transplantation (kidney excluded), %

3

2

0.620

Preemptive placement on waiting list, %

47

44

0.055

Temporary inactive status, %

49

54

0.003

Blood group, %

0.091

 O

46

49

 A

38

34

 B

12

13

 AB

4

3

PRA level ≥ 85%, %

7

7

0.661

Ownership of nephrology facility, %

0.661

 Public non-university centre

21

20

 Public university centre (performing KT)

28

29

 Private for-profit centre

24

25

 Private not-for-profit centre

27

26