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Table 1 Demographics and medical history of LDKT recipients

From: Moon phases and moon signs do not influence morbidity, mortality and long-term survival, after living donor kidney transplantation

  

Patient groups according to moon phases/moon sign Libra

  

P-value*

 

n (%) a

New moon

Waxing moon

Full moon

Waning moon

Moon sign Libra

 

Demographics

 Number of patients

278 (100.0)

33 (100.0)

111 (100.0)

32 (100.0)

102 (100.0)

17 (100.0)

 

 Age (years) b,c

42.0 [7.4 - 74.0]

45.3 [7.6 - 68.8]

40.0 [17.8 - 73.9]

42.1 [7.4 - 69.0]

45.6 [9.3 - 70.3]

35.9 [23.1 - 61.6]

0.213

 Sex (m/f)

192 (69.0)/86 (31.0)

28 (84.8)/5 (15.2)

74 (66.7)/37 (33.3)

23 (71.9)/9 (28.1)

67 (65.7)/35 (34.3)

12 (70.6)/5 (29.4)

0.186

 BMI (kg/m2) c

23.8 [16.4 - 34.8]

24.5 [16.7 - 30.9]

23.9 [16.4 - 33.8]

22.9 [17.2 - 30.9]

23.8 [16.9 - 34.8]

23.9 [17.4 - 28.0]

0.784

Medical history

 Total duration of dialysis (years) b,c

1.96 [0.04 - 10.64]

1.75 [0.04 - 7.32]

2.02 [0.2 - 10.6]

1.8 [0.2 - 7.7]

2.3 [0.04 - 10.5]

2.4 [0.7 - 10.6]

0.606

 Peritoneal dialysis

30 (10.8)

0 (0)

14 (12.6)

3 (9.4)

13 (12.7)

3 (17.6)

0.176

Cause of kidney failure d

 Chronic glomerulonephritis

88 (31.7)

8 (24.2)

32 (28.8)

11 (34.4)

37 (36.3)

6 (35.3)

0.500

 IgA nephritis

24 (8.6)

4 (12.1)

10 (9.0)

2 (6.3)

8 (7.8)

0 (0)

0.840

 Polycystic kidney disease

19 (6.8)

2 (6.1)

8 (7.2)

2 (6.3)

7 (6.9)

3 (17.6)

0.995

 Diabetic nephropathy

13 (4.7)

2 (6.1)

8 (7.2)

1 (3.1)

2 (2.0)

2 (11.8)

0.308

Transplantation history

 one or more KT prior to LDKT

33 (11.9)

3 (9.09)

14 (12.6)

3 (9.4)

13 (12.7)

2 (11.8)

0.915

Follow up

Follow-up after LDKT (years) c

8.2 [0.13 - 15.2]

8.1 [1.9 - 12.6]

7.9 [0.13 - 14.6]

10.4 [0.8 - 15.2]

8.3 [0.6 - 14.2]

6.0 [1.9 - 12.3]

 
  1. KT kidney transplantation
  2. LDKT living donor kidney transplantation
  3. * p-values are calculated for moon phases only
  4. avalues are number (percentage) unless indicated otherwise
  5. bdata are presented with respect to the date of LDKT
  6. cvalues are median [range]
  7. dmost common causes