Research Article
Factors Associated with Uncontrolled Hypertension among Renal Transplant Recipients Attending Nephrology Clinics in Nairobi, Kenya
Table 1
Baseline characteristics.
| | Variables | Frequency (%) |
| | Age in years (recipient) | | | Mean (SD, SEM) | 42.4 (12.2, 1.7) | | Min-Max | 18–68 |
| | Sex (recipient) | | | Male | 56 (65.9) | | Female | 29 (34.1) |
| | Age in years (donor) | | | Mean (SD, SEM) | 33.2 (8.5, 1.4) | | Min-max | 21–54 |
| | Health insurance | | | Yes | 85 (100) |
| | Serum creatinine (µmol/L) | | | Mean (SD, SEM) | 118.2 (37.2, 6.3) | | Min-max | 69–321 |
| | Urine albumin : creatinine ratio (mg/g) | | | <30 | 40 (47.1) | | 30–300 (microalbuminuria) | 36 (42.4) | | >300 (macroalbuminuria) | 9 (10.5) |
| | Mean BMI in kg/m2 (SD, SEM) | 24.8 (4.4, 0.7) |
| | History of acute rejection | | | Yes | 14 (6.5) | | No | 71 (83.6) |
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