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Table 2 Clinical and laboratory characteristics of participants

From: Safety, clinical and laboratory characteristics of donors with thalassemia minor in living donor kidney transplant: a case series

Characteristics

Before kidney transplant

After kidney transplant

p-value

Hb (g/L)

117.64 ± 16.50

117.07 ± 13.54

0.842

Hct (%)

38.57 ± 3.88

38.12 ± 3.56

0.673

Anemia

10/15 (66.6%)

Hb (anemia): 108.76 ± 12.50

10/15 (66.6%)

Hb (anemia): 110.36 ± 8.14

0.735

Non-anemia

5/15 (33.3%)

Hb (non-amenia): 135.40 ± 3.21

5/15 (33.3%)

Hb (non-amenia): 135.50 ± 4.12

0.969

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

123.67 ± 12.88

119.33 ± 8.84

0.144

Diastolic blood pressure

(mmHg)

74.40 ± 8.89

74.00 ± 5.07

0.839

Heart rate

78.00 ± 6.23

77.73 ± 5.70

0.874

ECG

Normal

  

EF on echocardiogram (%)

68.00 ± 4.66

  

Chest X-ray

Normal

  

SGOT (U/L)

23.73 ± 7.40

  

SGPT (U/L)

23.86 ± 11.64

  

Albumin/globulin ratio

1.19 ± 0.17

  

Abdominal ultrasonography

Normal renal size and shape, 2 individuals with small kidney stone on the left-side (5-6 mm)

Scintigraphy renal function

Left: 42.42 ± 2.82

Right: 43.11 ± 2.87

  

Renal arteries on CT scan

Normal

  

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.85 ± 0.13

0.97 ± 0.16

0.045

eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2)

94.50 ± 5.39

71.04 ± 11.54

<0.001

Addis counts for erythrocytes

15/15 (100.0%) negative (<1000 erythrocytes/minute)

  

Addis counts for leukocytes

15/15 (100.0%) negative (<2000 erythrocytes/minute)

  

A/C ratio

13.3 (6.27 – 16.7)

12.2 (9 – 23.7)

0.322

24-hour proteinuria

15/15 (100.0%) negative