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World J Transplant. Sep 18, 2026; 16(3): 121821
Published online Sep 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.121821
Table 6 Full cohort features standardized mean differences by cluster
Characteristic
Cluster 1 (n = 2797)
Cluster 2 (n = 2826)
Cluster 3 (n = 2370)
Cluster 4 (n = 1854)
Cluster 5 (n = 2402)
Cluster 6 (n = 3655)
Recipient age-0.531270.890174-0.378190.263441-0.743940.652855
Recipient BMI-0.052730.36501-0.03510.050277-0.368170.051705
Recipient sex
Female0.046416-0.37198-0.03870.0578480.354276-0.07143
Male-0.046420.3719760.038704-0.05785-0.354280.07143
Recipient ABO blood group
A0.029565-0.003150.072027-0.09341-0.032660.026294
AB0.0653620.025794-0.06948-0.015860.034174-0.04917
B-0.03387-0.03848-0.139330.1866590.030704-0.02611
O-0.036780.0174290.048903-0.03802-0.004840.013025
Recipient ethnicity
Asian-0.06851-0.13465-0.333110.282770.195452-0.00306
Black0.016715-0.00709-0.246340.2277950.001301-0.03807
White0.0471130.1194180.451491-0.41774-0.174130.028319
Recipient diabetes-0.153780.332122-0.169250.148745-0.31130.056299
Recipient positive CMV status-0.076-0.037-0.25640.2704410.0300520.075713
Dialysis status at registration
Hemodialysis0.0868430.213382-0.280010.112707-0.10092-0.03491
Not-0.11826-0.250690.325769-0.149020.1110910.060756
Peritoneal0.0326070.024453-0.054620.035873-0.00844-0.03204
Dialysis at transplant0.0979190.171868-0.335480.107925-0.000660.004394
Type of dialysis at transplant
Hemodialysis-0.010720.059037-0.136850.0449860.0011690.047248
Not0.108832-0.00796-0.0172-0.02224-0.09087-0.01846
Peritoneal-0.01332-0.058130.140569-0.041580.011823-0.04447
Donor organ
Left kidney-0.094420.06469-0.04060.080451-0.145110.133529
Right kidney0.094421-0.064690.0406-0.080450.145105-0.13353
Highly sensitised status flag-0.1051-0.25405-0.052520.2785850.137113-0.10495
Waiting list time 0.2056760.184614-0.684610.1550210.0295420.033337
Recipient deprivation group
Quartile 1 most deprived-0.136730.1252140.135129-0.11206-0.146450.114791
Quartile 2 second most deprived-0.03730.0281040.089469-0.04483-0.083560.043987
Quartile 3 second least deprived0.086139-0.01602-0.127540.0466720.05857-0.05414
Quartile 4 least deprived0.078204-0.14132-0.103610.1021590.15673-0.10738
Donor age-0.773971.1513460.059862-0.07552-1.074160.922674
Donor BMI-0.229050.3352470.015342-0.0657-0.297960.217399
Donor sex
Female-0.112630.0728350.134812-0.08067-0.137940.120255
Male0.112627-0.07283-0.134810.0806720.137942-0.12026
Donor ABO blood group
A0.0391020.0166990.077042-0.13229-0.027530.024879
AB0.0607520.008323-0.11541-0.009550.054528-0.01621
B-0.01511-0.00672-0.175880.1433250.0302380.001161
O-0.05233-0.015350.0596720.039371-0.01204-0.01951
Donor ethnicity
Asian0.0005140.038364-0.08210.0249410.00010.010053
Black0.00643-0.01655-0.013610.0305520.015678-0.02584
White-0.00408-0.023690.075358-0.03827-0.009080.005607
Donor positive CMV status-0.120410.0980530.021299-0.06591-0.066110.132632
Donor positive EBV status0.0299510.0819590.0013280.019402-0.137840.02228
Donor positive toxoplasmosis status-0.137060.0956960.010196-0.01706-0.062990.098
Donor cardiac disease-0.299890.452731-0.07382-0.09806-0.37340.210295
Donor diabetes-0.238630.303632-0.02393-0.02724-0.252730.120616
Donor family history of diabetes0.117106-0.06168-0.045350.057330.078348-0.15243
Donor history of drug abuse0.81861-0.42472-0.487990.3396280.105875-0.68139
Donor hypertension-0.597490.75056-0.00457-0.09059-0.707590.419629
Donor smoker0.386329-0.04618-0.280520.2339030.062836-0.32145
Donor history of UTI-0.025950.051784-0.0268-0.00334-0.050920.049397
Donor allergy0.1821990.349431-0.235120.17585-0.37885-0.12589
Donor creatinine at retrieval0.111216-0.20679-0.042720.0587240.126459-0.05897
Donor type
DBD0.163396-0.216530.322543-0.155020.161577-0.26117
DCD-0.16340.216534-0.322540.155025-0.161580.261166
Donor cause of death
Neurological0.0792570.188412-0.017990.032678-0.259470.031494
Other-0.07926-0.188410.017991-0.032680.259472-0.03149
Cold ischemia time 0.0346210.064709-0.14870.110151-0.03088-0.03307
Perfusate used
HTK0.2155410.290157-0.378090.297393-0.41002-0.3985
Marshalls-0.209810.069047-0.01459-0.0697-0.089860.273508
Wisconsin0.024312-0.252560.202352-0.144890.288148-0.0685
Perfusion quality
Fair-0.099030.066815-0.022730.053659-0.055180.043223
Good0.124324-0.079580.038627-0.053220.067024-0.081
Poor-0.07040.039988-0.032260.015022-0.035580.071809
Machine perfusion type
HMP-0.16465-0.107920.072853-0.136310.0669320.165752
NMP-0.02219-0.00674-0.037130.0265160.0056640.028618
SCS0.1397580.087785-0.04110.083732-0.05858-0.15598
Donor homozygous at A locus-0.02882-0.033970.331391-0.14094-0.08519-0.08234
Donor homozygous at B locus0.018333-0.002190.324462-0.32254-0.05012-0.07189
Donor homozygous at DR locus-0.07049-0.054840.384054-0.343210.018206-0.03753
Recipient homozygous at A locus-0.11426-0.12039-0.267160.1858440.200610.06497
Recipient homozygous at B locus-0.24938-0.25056-0.361060.4424810.2165420.018343
Recipient homozygous at DR locus-0.3925-0.3688-0.45530.5148140.3165190.132615
Number of mismatches at A locus
One0.1005240.107959-0.19918-0.046-0.002870.037924
Two-0.04103-0.02375-0.613860.2456130.2144160.138909
Zero-0.08528-0.119690.865188-0.28684-0.30846-0.25372
Number of mismatches at B locus
One0.1940760.181726-0.21583-1.029070.5224140.361438
Two-0.43557-0.20574-0.801771.61737-0.26989-0.11265
Zero0.168862-0.018220.860889-0.57823-0.41804-0.39044
Number of mismatches at DR locus
One0.1562130.362725-1.58327-0.084530.1692420.572884
Two-0.49823-0.29474-0.535871.400915-0.41166-0.3312
Zero0.083765-0.206242.088466-1.298580.038214-0.39782
HLA mismatch group
(0 DR and 2B) OR (1 DR and 1/0 B)0.3208030.492691-1.5359-0.887660.357180.817322
(1 DR and 2 B) OR (2 DR)-0.64264-0.32933-0.731812.732471-0.5118-0.36669
0 DR and 1/0 B0.200285-0.136520.942319-1.017670.132115-0.42344
0 Mismatches-0.29107-0.339011.013344-0.3991-0.3991-0.3991
Initial graft function
DGF-0.119530.293189-0.16640.075526-0.215890.094297
Immediate0.107333-0.356240.207118-0.0870.260541-0.08576
PNF0.0194370.177065-0.139870.038363-0.15666-0.01597
Predniscolone/predniscone immunosuppression 3 months post-transplant
No-0.10243-0.024390.089443-0.09810.0054360.123103
Yes0.1024310.024386-0.089440.098099-0.00544-0.1231
Graft status
Died functioning-0.250920.067352-0.02856-0.02329-0.155420.314832
Died unknown function-0.044740.055994-0.0390.010615-0.016710.011187
Failed-0.185830.2343860.023866-0.09706-0.138820.114523
Functioning0.330622-0.245790.0064530.0897440.222438-0.33668
Allocation matchability score-0.82615-0.91113-0.481340.9391330.941430.608976
Serum creatinine (umol/L) at 3 months post-transplant-0.552051.076702-0.00929-0.20292-1.050080.27868
Serum creatinine (umol/L) at 12 months post-transplant-0.545171.0018220.035808-0.20997-0.971390.28784
Follow-up time-1.02083-1.365371.02637-1.038521.3043280.609898
Transplant year
2014-0.46973-0.407660.318161-0.412430.367760.215761
2015-0.44461-0.36790.280245-0.368410.3177110.249368
2016-0.43155-0.318210.318755-0.351720.251520.249478
2017-0.35466-0.24510.278868-0.361760.2382360.233183
2018-0.14226-0.110210.065559-0.226130.1627490.19049
20190.031142-0.00751-0.111040.1739-0.141870.03025
20200.297560.11046-0.332590.309795-0.32021-0.2833
20210.378280.319815-0.40930.228833-0.46416-0.41834
20220.3681050.342109-0.434810.233157-0.46783-0.46145
20230.2620640.285086-0.31820.121005-0.34658-0.33995
20240.0669040.161389-0.304860.355243-0.30492-0.30949
Kidney used by local centre
No0.3586590.266388-0.070620.248008-0.23235-0.46553
Yes-0.35866-0.266390.070616-0.248010.2323460.465532


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