Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the two group of recipients.
| Â | ST group | NST group | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of pts. | 157 (50.6%) | 153 (49.4%) | - |
Mean age (years) | 53.0 (12.1) | 48.5 (13.7) | 0.003 |
No. of males | 94 (59.9%) | 92 (60.1%) | 1.0 |
Body mass index (kg/m 2 ) | 25.3 (4.3) | 24.4 (4.0) | 0.07 |
Primary transplant | 123 (78.3%) | 114 (74.5%) | 0.91 |
Duration of pretransplant dialysis (months) | 79.3 (49.5) | 66.2 (34.8) | 0.008 |
Mean cold ischemia time (hrs) | 15.6 (6.0) | 17.7 (8.3) | 0.01 |
Number of HLA mismatches | Â | Â | 0.81 |
0 | 21 (13%) | 23 (15%) | Â |
1 | 14 (9%) | 16 (11%) | Â |
2 | 29 (19%) | 32 (21%) | Â |
3 | 35 (22%) | 27 (18%) | Â |
4 | 34 (22%) | 33 (22%) | Â |
5 | 12 (8%) | 15 (10%) | Â |
6 | 12 (8%) | 7 (5%) | Â |
Gender mismatch | 73 (46.5%) | 81 (52.9%) | 0.55 |
"Extra risk" recipients | 69 (43.9%) | 49 (32.0%) | 0.035 |