Donor/Recipient Delta Age: A Possible Risk for Arterial Stenosis in Renal Transplantation

Table 2

Characteristics of the patients.

	Group A	Group B
Patients ()	87	77
Age (years)	39 ± 11	41 ± 8	ns
Donor age (years)	40 ± 8	22 ± 4
M/F	41/46	37/40	ns
Dialysis vintage (months)	19 ± 12	18 ± 15	ns
Hypertension (%)	46	52	ns
Smoking (%)	14	15	ns
Hypercholesterolemia (%)	22	23	ns
Causes of renal failure (%)
(i) Glomerulonephritis	63	62	ns
(ii) Interstitial	17	19	ns
(iii) Hypertension	15	14	ns
(iv) Polycystic disease	5	5	ns