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World J Transplant. Sep 18, 2026; 16(3): 121821
Published online Sep 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.121821
Table 7 Machine perfusion subgroup features standardized mean differences by cluster
Characteristic
Cluster 1 (n = 41)
Cluster 2 (n = 59)
Cluster 3 (n = 93)
Cluster 4 (n = 36)
Cluster 5 (n = 97)
Cluster 6 (n = 218)
Recipient age-0.522380.935377-0.17692-0.14135-0.57520.624424
Recipient BMI-0.336750.3413420.1000180.104799-0.297370.077307
Recipient sex
Female-0.12192-0.472670.0373570.3291610.231682-0.05627
Male0.1219230.472666-0.03736-0.32916-0.231680.05627
Recipient ABO blood group
A0.006960.193519-0.007750.011911-0.07437-0.13309
AB0.173135-0.164820.013513-0.084190.062414-0.0548
B-0.079120.001768-0.322290.169568-0.017840.17967
O-0.03561-0.138130.183969-0.098590.0588220.026817
Recipient ethnicity
Asian-0.07204-0.10315-0.330030.507309-0.00709-0.10166
Black0.1770350.076748-0.402140.282133-0.15149-0.13602
White-0.066360.0316940.534651-0.653210.1005540.173304
Recipient diabetes-0.113180.251095-0.251940.133863-0.362780.217526
Recipient positive CMV status-0.16999-0.02122-0.315850.4717220.070829-0.01996
Dialysis status at registration
Hemodialysis-0.040660.256224-0.248720.630677-0.46044-0.11067
Not-0.16484-0.045650.272456-0.439570.2638760.070191
Peritoneal0.261768-0.34949-0.02704-0.327420.2526280.060744
Dialysis at transplant0.0609740.136638-0.178330.330709-0.08688-0.18986
Type of dialysis at transplant
Hemodialysis-0.262220.116985-0.069990.45709-0.08642-0.08056
Not0.235702-0.10426-0.10426-0.10426-0.10426-0.10426
Peritoneal0.203308-0.10420.083027-0.44460.0994880.093619
Donor organ
Left kidney-0.036820.0127930.082894-0.20909-0.119160.271376
Right kidney0.036822-0.01279-0.082890.2090920.119164-0.27138
Highly sensitised status flag-0.04705-0.24711-0.079320.2395040.207115-0.20468
Waiting list time 0.2932590.292544-0.513230.140545-0.11534-0.19133
Recipient deprivation group
Quartile 1 most deprived0.1442940.0098810.047681-0.19907-0.026080.012131
Quartile 2 second most deprived-0.294130.468065-0.08528-0.02003-0.24880.103914
Quartile 3 second least deprived-0.06986-0.25307-0.023430.2915740.042275-0.0128
Quartile 4 least deprived0.171772-0.258150.053363-0.095170.199419-0.10384
Donor age-0.680360.8782260.228306-0.07469-1.105690.959388
Donor BMI-0.433070.4159310.055243-0.05396-0.331190.259145
Donor sex
Female-0.297080.0141010.2969410.079911-0.354420.227365
Male0.297078-0.0141-0.29694-0.079910.354417-0.22736
Donor ABO blood group
A0.0450510.172103-0.00267-0.07713-0.01967-0.11994
AB0.151565-0.07105-0.032610.015795-0.03985-0.05891
B-0.032870.048817-0.337180.218087-0.095180.118041
O-0.08087-0.183560.190299-0.075920.0879870.05895
Donor ethnicity
Asian-0.093880.172408-0.09388-0.09388-0.093880.019577
Black0.235702-0.10426-0.10426-0.10426-0.10426-0.10426
White-0.18284-0.101070.1406380.1406380.1406380.050717
Donor positive CMV status-0.15319-0.07133-0.123880.1797530.0479030.118171
Donor positive EBV status-0.092060.003988-0.013690.122610.002437-0.0115
Donor positive toxoplasmosis status0.085221-0.050170.100121-0.19446-0.103090.136286
Donor cardiac disease-0.026980.549406-0.207-0.07812-0.37416-0.01591
Donor diabetes-0.378310.475118-0.203720.007774-0.13606-0.02641
Donor family history of diabetes-0.064240.279421-0.16018-0.023-0.03486-0.0104
Donor history of drug abuse0.834764-0.49937-0.674340.4373730.154552-0.65409
Donor hypertension-0.674281.019971-0.23869-0.06014-0.662620.343796
Donor smoker0.188750.098478-0.235450.2840120.191422-0.50291
Donor history of UTI-0.013770.183746-0.156720.14669-0.2279-0.00165
Donor allergy0.1531330.428873-0.213220.413296-0.60394-0.24876
Donor creatinine at retrieval0.125502-0.42356-0.02563-0.0960.3518980.014002
Donor type
DBD0.007415-0.10228-0.033460.273614-0.09862-0.10432
DCD-0.007410.1022770.033465-0.273610.0986150.10432
Donor cause of death
Neurological0.260550.454746-0.352740.090477-0.15611-0.07575
Other-0.26055-0.454750.352744-0.090480.1561120.075749
Cold ischemia time -0.044880.342452-0.452420.597162-0.26049-0.19252
Perfusate used
HTK-0.039710.03199-0.060260.294468-0.16003-0.21855
Marshalls-0.347730.2176860.179445-0.42416-0.048170.282263
Wisconsin0.338959-0.21966-0.147380.1915930.106176-0.19929
Perfusion quality
Fair-0.398560.0912420.122445-0.110290.215936-0.02153
Good0.225004-0.18566-0.093720.166457-0.104170.027697
Poor0.0749210.158416-0.00977-0.11489-0.12394-0.01525
Machine perfusion type
HMP-0.62818-0.180490.573901-0.583060.421570.439779
NMP0.628180.180493-0.57390.583062-0.42157-0.43978
Donor homozygous at A locus0.0217130.1461490.112907-0.25555-0.0396-0.01395
Donor homozygous at B locus0.02525-0.028180.14671-0.496440.237927-0.03754
Donor homozygous at DR locus-0.10806-0.120010.626996-0.511050.071818-0.15142
Recipient homozygous at A locus0.044589-0.14692-0.417680.1255950.1689640.146465
Recipient homozygous at B locus-0.3114-0.08202-0.287390.4087410.0740770.066697
Recipient homozygous at DR locus-0.54784-0.41639-0.354890.5898120.2381740.188202
Number of mismatches at A locus
One0.097199-0.107490.212251-0.03473-0.08176-0.08028
Two-0.294780.128613-0.587510.2294850.2287510.173743
Zero0.19625-0.013890.309202-0.26653-0.18904-0.1127
Number of mismatches at B locus
One0.048535-0.007410.204379-0.866450.4768110.170374
Two-0.482320.012601-0.836541.326824-0.2564-0.04173
Zero0.40401-0.005230.446308-0.5802-0.39206-0.2065
Number of mismatches at DR locus
One0.4838920.361597-1.980630.1042530.1226090.334855
Two-0.4994-0.18924-0.49940.968966-0.23929-0.08191
Zero-0.25134-0.269782.62874-1.171820.002459-0.30515
HLA mismatch group
(0 DR and 2B) OR (1 DR and 1/0 B)0.6734740.521873-1.75727-0.623920.284040.447561
(1 DR and 2 B) OR (2 DR)-0.63189-0.11729-0.76751.718072-0.36943-0.1061
0 DR and 1/0 B-0.18083-0.427221.80884-0.948590.05366-0.34678
0 Mismatches-0.26696-0.266960.644658-0.26696-0.26696-0.26696
Initial graft function
DGF-0.292270.364925-0.08980.109398-0.13641-0.00691
Immediate0.191538-0.44760.15867-0.03920.205079-0.02326
PNF0.1810140.220671-0.24713-0.24713-0.247130.07753
Predniscolone/predniscone immunosuppression 3 months post-transplant
No-0.08321-0.328890.1467690.159979-0.002210.079611
Yes0.0832140.328894-0.14677-0.159980.002211-0.07961
Graft status
Died functioning-0.334680.076472-0.044230.029598-0.227740.38821
Died unknown function-0.06428-0.06428-0.06428-0.064280.144338-0.06428
Failed-0.074210.396202-0.12747-0.11402-0.269330.103673
Functioning0.299809-0.384510.1363650.0686890.35079-0.39189
Allocation matchability score-0.89236-0.89449-0.318011.1683110.7752820.397993
Serum creatinine (umol/L) at 3 months post-transplant-0.493291.1397010.037743-0.50205-0.928560.25578
Serum creatinine (umol/L) at 12 months post-transplant-0.50950.901736-0.009-0.24362-0.872260.279751
Follow-up time-0.81744-1.513751.030244-1.338251.480270.590485
Transplant year
2014-0.70809-0.363080.425425-0.551080.4470640.3227
2015-0.54249-0.243630.335796-0.542490.3739610.224117
2016-0.219210.0224670.247963-0.43858-0.020.268664
2017-0.41371-0.28140.045193-0.05060.3594650.11809
20180.099585-0.204580.0444650.0583970.067217-0.09786
20190.387393-0.0166-0.174850.02006-0.23666-0.07566
20200.1535950.41158-0.527330.399002-0.53008-0.26831
20210.5461930.314455-0.563360.269375-0.56604-0.4434
20220.353089-0.20301-0.203010.091326-0.20301-0.20301
20230.1801640.11638-0.12913-0.12913-0.12913-0.12913
2024-0.321160.146404-0.217280.54339-0.32116-0.32116
Kidney used by local centre
No0.4007710.574001-0.355120.431431-0.53165-0.49953
Yes-0.40077-0.5740.355118-0.431430.5316530.499525


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