Research Article

Pretransplant Donor-Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies and the Risk for Rejection-Related Graft Failure of Kidney Allografts

Table 3

Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis for graft loss and rejection in the first year after transplantation.

valueHazard ratio95% CI

Univariate analysis for graft loss first year (45 events)1
Male sex recipient0.981.010.56–1.81
Age recipient (per year)0.570.990.97–1.02
Age donor (per year)0.0051.031.01–1.06
Deceased donor kidney<0.0017.323.10–17.3
Previous transplant0.231.510.77–2.98
Number of HLA mismatches0.141.150.95–1.39
PRA current0.111.630.89–2.96
PRA peak serum0.690.880.46–1.67
DSA present0.0092.221.22–4.06
DSAdeceased donor kidney0.561.960.21–18.45

Multivariate analysis for graft loss first year
DSA present0.0421.881.02–3.44
Age donor0.0031.041.01–1.06
Deceased donor kidney<0.0016.912.91–16.39

Univariate analysis for ABMR within first year (12 events)
Male sex recipient0.721.240.39–3.89
Age recipient (per year)0.631.010.97–1.05
Age donor (per year)0.871.000.96–1.04
Deceased donor kidney0.791.170.38–3.62
Previous transplant0.491.580.43–5.84
Number of HLA mismatches0.231.250.87–1.78
PRA current0.481.010.99–1.03
PRA peak serum0.371.010.99–1.03
DSA present0.0017.702.32–25.57
DSAdeceased donor kidney0.640.570.051–6.23

1Numbers of events are graft losses censored for death with functioning graft. Total graft loss within the first year is 70. Interaction term for variables.