Table 1 Patient characteristics stratified by blood transfusion

Age (years)

50 ± 13

55 ± 12

0.002

Male gender (%)

149 (66)

37 (50)

0.008

Diabetes mellitus (%)

45 (20)

27 (34)

0.012

HLA MM

4.1 ± 1.3

4.2 ± 1.4

0.451

cPRA (%)

14 ± 27

20 ± 32

0.634

Hb pre g/L

121 ± 14

114 ± 13

<0.001

Platelet count

230 ± 73

230 ± 88

0.980

Donor age (years)

47 ± 7

50 ± 16

0.137

Donor sex male (%)

91 (40)

45 (56)

0.014

CIT (h)

12.5 ± 6.3

11.8 ± 5.3

0.403

Antiplatelet (%)

90 (40)

46 (58)

0.006

Warfarin (%)

6 (3)

8 (10)

0.007

Hb nadir g/L

88 ± 13

69 ± 10

<0.001