Serum Endocan Levels Associated with Hypertension and Loss of Renal Function in Pediatric Patients after Two Years from Renal Transplant

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of the study population at renal transplant.

Characteristic
Age at transplantation (years)	12.8 (3.51)
	(11.9–13.8)
Male gender	43 (69)
Causes of chronic kidney disease
Glomerulonephritis	11 (17.7)
Uropathy	14 (22.6)
CAKUT	10 (16)
Recurrent urinary tract infections	2 (3)
Hemolytic-uremic syndrome	2 (3)
Multicystic dysplastic kidney	2 (3)
Nephropathic cystinosis	1 (1.6)
Undetermined cause	20 (33.1)
Mode of dialysis
CAPD	16 (26)
HD	35 (56)
CAPD + HD	6 (10)
No dialysis	5 (8)
Time on chronic dialysis (months)	15.8 (9.66); (12.9–18.7)
Preexisting hypertension	44 (55)
Deceased donor	60 (96.8)
Male donor	40 (66)
Donor age	12.7 (8.7); (10.3–15.1)
Acute rejection	9 (15)
Delayed graft function	22 (36)
Cold ischemia time (min)	1265.6 (360.8); (1158.4–1372.7)
Renal artery stenosis	2 (3.2)

Data are reported as number with percent in parentheses or mean with standard deviation and 95% confidence interval in parentheses. CAKUT: congenital anomalies of the kidney and the urinary tract; HD: hemodialysis; CAPD: continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.