| Variable |
Mean (SD)* n(%) |
P-value** |
| Age (years) |
40.07 (10.5) |
----- |
| Sex |
|
0.001 |
| Male |
24 (80.0) |
| Female |
6 (20.0) |
| Ethnicity |
|
|
| White |
13(43.3) |
0.002 |
| Black |
16(53.3) |
| Brown |
1(3.3) |
| Kidney transplant |
|
|
| First transplant |
27(90.0) |
0.002 |
| Re-transplant |
3(10.0) |
| Donor type |
|
|
| Alive |
17(56.7) |
0.585 |
| Dead |
13(43.3) |
| Donor sex (all donors) |
|
|
| Male |
20(66.7) |
0.099 |
| Female |
10(33.3) |
| Degree of kinship of live donors |
|
|
| Second degree |
11(36.7) |
0.043 |
| Parents |
10(33.3) |
| Siblings |
8(26.7) |
| Not related |
1(3.3) |
| Disease causing CRD§ |
|
|
| Diabetes mellitus |
8(26.7) |
0.432 |
| Arterial hypertension |
3(10.0) |
| Unknown |
5(16.7) |
| Chronic GN¶ |
5(16.7) |
| Other |
9(30) |
| Dialysis before transplant |
|
|
| Hemodialysis |
27(90.0) |
0.001 |
| Peritoneal dialysis |
3(10.0) |
|
|
| CRD§: chronic renal disease; GN¶: glomerular nephritis.*Mean (SD), Mean
(Standard Deviation)**χ2 test. Categorical variables are reported as n (%) |
| Table 1: General characteristics of 30 renal transplant recipients with posttransplant
Visceral Leishmaniasis. |
