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Table 1 Characteristics of patients enrolled in prospective pilot study

From: A pilot study of reduced dose cyclosporine and corticosteroids to reduce new onset diabetes mellitus and acute rejection in kidney transplant recipients

Age (mean ±SD)

44 ±14 years

Male

62%

Race/ethnicity:

Caucasian

69%

Indian subcontinent

11%

Other

20%

Missing

0%

Cause of ESRD:

Glomerular

25%

Polycystic disease

18%

Other known

51%

Unknown

6%

Missing

0%

Family history of diabetes

20%

BMI:

Mean ±SD

28 ±5

≤30

70%

>30

30%

Missing

0%

Preemptive transplantation

27%

Hemodialysis

46%

Peritoneal dialysis

27%

Zero PRA (%)

82%

1 to 20% PRA

18%

>20% PRA

0%

Missing

0%

HLA mismatch:

1 to 2%

51%

3 to 6%

49%

Missing

0%

Number of pre-transplant anti-hypertensive medication:

0

33%

1

31%

>1

26%

Total cholesterol:

<5.2 mmol/l

78%

≥5.2 mmol/l

22%

Living donor

96%

Pre-transplant 75-gOGTT:

Impaired

22%

Normal

78%

  1. BMI, body mass index; ESRD, end stage renal disease; OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test; PRA, panel reactive antibody; SD, standard deviation.