Research Article
Ureteral Stent Placement Increases the Risk for Developing BK Viremia after Kidney Transplantation
Table 1
Study group demographics based on stent placement.
| | Demographic variables | Stent placed | No stent | value | | Total number 621 | 295 (47.5%) | 326 (52.5%) |
| | Age group | | | 0.06 | | <18 yr | 17 (6%) | 15 (5%) | | 18–50 yr | 139 (47%) | 124 (39%) | | >51 yr | 139 (47%) | 187 (75%) | | Donor source | | | 0.01 | | Deceased donor | 231 (80%) | 300 (92%) | | Living donor | 64 (20%) | 26 (8%) | | Gender | | | 0.87 | | Male | 190 (64%) | 208 (64%) | | Female | 105 (36%) | 118 (36%) | | Race | | | 0.59 | | White | 171 (58%) | 199 (61%) | | African-American | 99 (33%) | 97 (30%) | | Others | 25 (8%) | 30 (9%) | | Induction | | | 0.23 | | Thymoglobulin | 81 (27%) | 58 (18%) | | Basiliximab | 212 (72%) | 262 (80%) | | Missing | 2 (0.7%) | 6 (1.8%) | | Cold ischemia time | | | 0.02 | | <12 h | 91 (31%) | 58 (18%) | | 13–24 h | 103 (35%) | 113 (35%) | | >24 h | 99 (33%) | 149 (45%) | | Missing | 2 (0.7) | 6 (1.8%) | | Graft function | | | 0.02 | | Immediate | 180 (61%) | 166 (51%) | | Delayed | 112 (38%) | 155 (47.5%) | | Missing | 3 (1%) | 5 (1.5%) | | BK viruria | 75/250 (30.0%) | 62/279 (22.2%) | 0.04 | | 137/529 (25.8%) | | BK viremia | 63/289 (21.8%) | 52/317 (16.4%) | 0.05 | | 115/606 (19.0%) |
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