Ramadan Fasting in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study
Table 1
Basic demographic and clinical data in fasting and non-fasting .
Parameter
Fasting ()
Non-fasting ()
valu
Age (Y)
Overall (mean ± SD)
44.2 ± 15.8
43.6 ± 16.2
0.66
>50 y, (%)
101 (36.1)
107 (37.5)
0.73
Sex
Male, (%)
178 (63.57)
176 (61.75)
0.65
Female, (%)
102 (36.43)
109 (38.25)
BMI (kg/m2) (mean ± SD)
28.62 ± 7.6
28.36 ± 7.04
0.67
Original kidney disease, (%)
DM
61 (21.8)
71 (24.9)
0.85
HTN
20 (7.1)
14 (4.9)
GN
52 (18.6)
49 (17.2)
Others
147 (52.5)
151 (53)
Type of donor, (%)
LD
229 (81.8)
232 (81.4)
0.97
DD
51 (18.2)
53 (18.6)
Post-transplant period (months) (mean ± SD)
81.87 ± 55.5
67.18 ± 52.3
0.001
DM, (%)
92 (33)
109 (38.4)
0.19
HTN, (%)
218 (78)
226 (79.3)
0.68
Baseline eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)
Overall (mean ± SD)
72.74 ± 23.54
72.8 ± 25.8
0.97
<45, (%)
32 (11.4)
38 (13.3)
0.87
45–75, (%)
117 (41.8)
121 (42.5)
>75, (%)
131 (46.8)
126 (44.2)
Baseline SCr (umol/l)
106.6 ± 48.5
107.4 ± 47
0.85
Baseline proteinuria (g/day)
Yes, (%)
108 (38.6)
133 (46.7)
0.052
No, (%)
172 (61.4)
152 (53.3)
. BMI, body mass index; DM, diabetes; HTN, hypertension; GN, glomerulonephritis; LD, living donor; DD, deceased donor; SCr, serum creatinine; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate. are presented as number (percentage) or mean ± SD; value is significant if <0.05.
