Research Article

Logistic Regression Model in a Machine Learning Application to Predict Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients with Worse Renal Function One Year after Kidney Transplant: Elderly KTbot

Table 1

Pretransplant comorbidity history among younger and elderly patients.

Pre-KT covariables<60 years (n = 100)≥60 years (n = 18)RR95% CI
n (%)n (%)

Time on RRT pre-KT, months50.5 ± 46.1 (0–258)49.6 ± 33 (8–108)0.675
Obesity pre-KT1.0460.316–8.722
 No93 (93%)16 (88.9%)0.625
 Yes07 (7%)02 (11.1%)
Systemic arterial hypertension pre-KT3.5940.778–16.596
 No31 (31%)02 (11.1%)0.084
 Yes69 (69%)16 (88.9%)
Diabetes mellitus pre-KT8.0892.549–25.667
 No91 (91%)10 (55.6%)0.001
 Yes09 (09%)08 (44.4%)
Type of donor
 Expanded spectrum of deceased donor03 (03%)03 (16.7%)0.021
 Standard criteria deceased donor85 (85%)15 (83.3%)
 Living donor12 (12%)00 (-)

RR: relative risk; CI: confidence interval; RRT: renal replacement therapy; pre-KT: before kidney transplant. Chi-square test; Fisher’s exact test; and Mann–Whitney U test.