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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of living donors

From: Long-term impact of baseline serum uric acid levels on living kidney donors: a retrospective study

 

All donors (n = 183)

High UA group (n = 57)

Low UA group (n = 126)

p-value

Sex: male (%)

65 (35.3)

39 (68.4)

26 (20.6)

< 0.001

Age, years

58 [51–65]

58 [52–63]

58 [49–65]

0.963

Tobacco use, n (%)

   

0.179

 Non-smoker

102 (55.7)

27 (47.4)

75 (59.5)

 

 Current smoker

32 (17.5)

14 (24.6)

18 (14.3)

 

 Ex-smoker

17 (9.3)

5 (8.8)

12 (9.5)

 

Height, cm

159 [154–166]

167 [160–173]

157 [153–161]

< 0.001

Weight, kg

59.0 [52.0–66.1]

65.0 [59.5–74.7]

54.1 [50.0–62.9]

< 0.001

BMI, kg/m2

22.9 [20.9–25.1]

24.6 [21.9–27.0]

22.1 [20.7–24.2]

< 0.001

Systolic BP, mmHg

124 [115–136]

129 [119–142]

122 [111–132]

0.003

HbA1c, %

5.6 [5.4–5.9]

5.6 [5.4–5.9]

5.6 [5.5–5.9]

0.59

UA, mg/dl

4.9 [4.2–5.7]

6.4 [5.7–6.9]

4.5 [3.7–4.9]

< 0.001

LDL-C, mg/dl

120 [102–138]

120 [106–144]

118 [100–137]

0.814

CCr, ml/min

106.5 [95.3–121.4]

105.4 [95.9–119.0]

107.8 [95.0–122.9]

0.39

preoperative eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m2

81.1 [73.0–91.8]

76.5 [72.2–87.0]

82.9 [74.1–92.7]

0.064

  1. Values are expressed as median [interquartile range] otherwise noted. UA, uric acid; BMI body mass index; BP, blood pressure; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; CCr, creatinine clearance; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration