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Table 4 Pre- and post-transplantation hospital admission rates comparison among 728 kidney transplant recipients, 2004

From: Long-term follow-up of kidney transplant recipients: comparison of hospitalization rates to the general population

Disease grouping

General population hospital admission rate

Pre-transplant hospital admission rate ( n) (April 2001 to March 2003)

Pre-transplant/ general population

Post-transplant hospital admission rate ( n) (April 2006 to March 2008)

Post-transplant/ general population

Post-transplant/Pre-transplant

All hospitalizations

79.8

1,091.3 (1589)

13.7

436.1 (635)

5.5

0.4

All hospitalizations excluded ICD-10: S01-T99, V01-Y98, and Z00-Z99

68.1

762.4 (1110)

11.2

337.9 (492)

5.0

0.4

Infectious diseases

1.4

15.8 (23)

11.3

20.6 (30)

14.7

1.3

Neoplasms

5.7

16.5 (24)

2.9

22.0 (32)

3.9

1.3

Blood disorders

0.7

42.6 (62)

60.9

2.1 (3)

3.0

0.1

Endocrine disorders

2.0

114.0 (166)

57.0

33.7 (49)

16.9

0.3

Mental disorders

3.9

4.1 (6)

1.1

2.1 (3)

0.5

0.5

Nervous system and sense organs

1.8

30.9 (45)

17.2

15.1 (22)

8.4

0.5

Circulatory

9.7

131.9 (192)

13.6

39.1 (57)

4.0

0.3

Respiratory

6.3

24.7 (36)

3.9

29.5 (43)

4.7

1.2

Digestive

8.8

96.8 (141)

11.0

61.8 (90)

7.0

0.6

Skin and subcutaneous tissue

0.8

7.6 (11)

9.5

4.8 (7)

6.0

0.6

Musculoskeletal

4.5

27.5 (40)

6.1

11.7 (17)

2.6

0.4

Genitourinary

4.7

199.9 (291)

42.5

61.1 (89)

13.0

0.3

Complications of pregnancy

12.1

6.2 (9)

0.5

2.7 (4)

0.2

0.4

Congenital anomalies

0.4

11.7 (17)

29.3

0.7 (1)

1.8

0.1

Symptoms ill defined

4.7

31.6 (46)

6.7

30.9 (45)

6.6

1.0