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Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Transplant. Dec 18, 2025; 15(4): 100041
Published online Dec 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i4.100041
Table 2 Characteristics of study population
Characteristics
All patients (n = 104)
No COVID-19 infection (n = 91)
COVID-19 breakthrough infection (n = 13)
P value
Median age (IQR), year50 (41-59)50 (41-59)50 (44-59)0.48
Gender, n (%)0.33
    Female45 (43.3)41 (45.1)4 (30.8)
    Male59 (56.7)50 (54.9)9 (69.2)
Race, n (%)0.65
    Black51 (49.0)44 (48.4)7 (53.8)
    White49 (47.1)44 (48.4)5 (38.5)
    Hispanic3 (2.9)2 (2.2)1 (7.7)
    Asian/Pacific Islander1 (1.0)1 (1.1)0
Comorbidities, n (%)
    Hypertension100 (96.1)87 (85.6)13 (100)0.44
    Diabetes49 (47.1)39 (42.9)10 (76.9)0.21
    COPD4 (3.8)3 (3.3)1 (7.7)0.44
    Asthma4 (3.8)4 (4.4)00.44
    Current smoker5 (4.8)5 (5.5)00.39
    Coronary artery disease10 (9.6)10 (11.0)00.21
Prior kidney transplant, n (%)11 (10.6)11 (12.1)00.18
COVID-19 vaccine dose, n (%)0.6
    03 (2.9)3 (3.3)0
    16 (5.8)5 (5.5)1 (7.7)
    241 (39.4)38 (41.8)3 (23.1)
    338 (36.5)31 (34.1)7 (53.8)
    416 (15.4)14 (15.4)2 (15.4)
Donor type, n (%)0.45
    Deceased83 (79.8)71 (78.0)12 (92.3)
    Living21 (20.2)20 (22.0)1 (7.7)
KDPI (%), n (%)0.27
    0-2024 (29.3)22 (31.4)2 (16.7)
    21-3414 (17.1)13 (18.6)1 (8.3)
    35-8544 (53.7)35 (50.0)9 (75.0)
cPRA (%), n (%)0.02
    036 (34.6)32 (35.2)4 (30.8)
    1-2019 (18.3)18 (19.8)1 (7.7)
    21-7926 (25.0)18 (19.8)8 (61.5)
    80-9713 (12.5)13 (14.3)0
    98-10010 (9.6)10 (11.0)0
ABDR Ag mismatch, n (%)0.15
    07 (6.7)4 (4.4)3 (23.1)
    13 (2.9)3 (3.3)0
    26 (5.8)6 (6.6)0
    317 (16.3)16 (17.6)1 (7.7)
    428 (26.9)25 (27.5)3 (23.1)
    527 (26.0)22 (24.2)5 (38.5)
    616 (15.4)15 (16.5)1 (7.7)
Delayed graft function, n (%)17 (16.3)15 (16.5)2 (15.4)0.92
Induction immunosuppression, n (%)102 (98.1)89 (97.8)13 (100)0.59
    Alemtuzumab2 (1.9)2 (2.2)0
    Basiliximab
Maintenance immunosuppression, n (%)1
    Tacrolimus104 (100.0)91 (100.0)13 (100.0)
    Mycophenolate104 (100.0)91 (100.0)13 (100.0)
    Prednisone96 (92.3)84 (92.3)12 (92.31)


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