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.