Research Article

Pretransplant Immune- and Apoptosis-Related Gene Expression Is Associated with Kidney Allograft Function

Table 5

Correlation of gene expression and pretransplant clinical parameters with GFR—simple and multiple linear regression analysis.

Simple regressionMultiple regression
Corr. coeff.PCorr. coeffP

14-day GFR
 Recipient age−0.330.003−0.270.012
 Donor age−0.330.004−0.290.008
 TGFB1−0.240.039−0.250.016

1-month GFR
 Recipient age−0.370.001−0.290.005
 Donor age−0.410.000−0.340.001

3-month GFR
 Recipient age−0.310.010−0.180.176
 Donor age−0.440.000−0.290.028
 BMI−0.350.009−0.260.065
 LCN2−0.270.024−0.150.256

6-month GFR
 Recipient age−0.390.001−0.270.018
 Donor age−0.600.000−0.400.000
 BMI−0.360.010−0.380.001
 CASP30.270.0270.200.072
 FAS0.280.0210.090.405
 IFNG0.270.0290.320.003

12-month GFR
 Recipient age−0.330.008−0.220.047
 Donor age−0.480.000−0.420.000
 CASP30.300.0160.230.038
 IFNG0.300.0180.230.034

24-month GFR
 Recipient age−0.350.012−0.200.082
 Donor age−0.550.000−0.500.000
 CASP30.410.0030.340.003
 FAS0.300.0330.230.046
 IFNG0.290.0400.200.086
 IL-180.280.0440.230.047

Correlation coefficient for a clinical parameter was corrected for other clinical parameters and all listed genes influencing GFR at a given time point; each gene expression was corrected for all clinical parameters influencing GFR at a given time point.