Table 2 Weights of effective kidney allocation criteria and sub-criteria (adapted from [3])
From: Ranking patients on the kidney transplant waiting list based on fuzzy inference system
Criteria | Relative weights | Sub-criteria | Relative weights | Global weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Equity | 0.33 | Medical urgency | 0.54 | 0.1782 |
|  |  | PRA (> 80%) | 0.14 | 0.0462 |
| Â | Â | Recipient age | 0.27 | Â |
|  |  | - < 11 years (0.54) |  | 0.0481 |
|  |  | - 11–15 years (0.29) |  | 0.0258 |
|  |  | - 15–18 years(0.16) |  | 0.0143 |
| Â | Â | Waiting time (per year) | 0.05 | 0.0165 |
Utility | 0.67 | HLA mismatching | 0.35 | Â |
|  |  | −0 mismatches(0.56) |  | 0.1313 |
|  |  | −1 mismatch (0.21) |  | 0.0492 |
|  |  | −2 mismatches (0.11) |  | 0.0258 |
|  |  | −3 mismatches (0.06) |  | 0.0141 |
|  |  | −4 mismatches (0.04) |  | 0.00947 |
|  |  | −5 mismatches (0.02) |  | 0.0047 |
| Â | Â | Blood type matching | 0.16 | Â |
| Â | Â | - Identical (0.83) | Â | 0.0889 |
| Â | Â | -Compatible (0.17) | Â | 0.0182 |
| Â | Â | Age difference | 0.11 | Â |
|  |  | - < 5 years (0.69) |  | 0.0509 |
|  |  | −5-15 years (0.24) |  | 0.0177 |
|  |  | - > 15 years (0.07) |  | 0.0052 |
| Â | Â | Predicted survival | 0.38 | Â |
|  |  | - < 1 years (0.06) |  | 0.0153 |
|  |  | - 1–5 years (0.26) |  | 0.0662 |
|  |  | - > 5 years (0.68) |  | 0.1731 |