Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Transplant. Jun 24, 2016; 6(2): 356-369
Published online Jun 24, 2016. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v6.i2.356
Table 6 Summary of the primary causes of graft loss stratified by recipients' body mass index n (%)
WHO recipients’ BMI class
P value
Obese recipients
All recipients (n = 16715)Underweight (n = 346)Normal weight (n = 5129)Overweight (n = 5813)Class I (n = 3351)Class II (n = 1473)Class III (n = 603)
Primary cause of graft failure(I)(II)(III)(IV)(V)(VI)
Primary graft non-function603 (3.6)11 (3.2)178 (3.5)221 (3.8)128 (3.8)48 (3.3)17 (2.8)≥ 0.05
Biliary complications89 (0.5)2 (0.6)18 (0.4)34 (0.6)23 (0.7)6 (0.4)6 (1.0)≥ 0.05
Vascular thrombosis119 (0.7)2 (0.6)45 (0.9)39 (0.7)16 (0.5)11 (0.7)6 (1.0)≥ 0.05
Recurrent disease829 (4.9)14 (4.0)240 (4.6)306 (5.2)172 (5.1)75 (5.0)22 (3.6)≥ 0.05
Acute rejection158 (0.9)2 (0.6)57 (1.1)55 (0.9)27 (0.8)10 (0.7)7 (1.2)≥ 0.05
Chronic rejection270 (1.6)7 (2.0)104 (2.0)82 (1.4)50 (1.5)17 (1.1)10 (1.6)≥ 0.05
Infection589 (3.5)11 (3.2)163 (3.2)216 (3.7)119 (3.6)53 (3.6)27 (4.5)≥ 0.05
Recipient death10172 (60.9)224 (64.7)3107 (60.6)3480 (59.9)2037 (60.8)945 (64.2)379 (62.9)≥ 0.05
Unknown3886 (23.2)73 (21.1)1217 (23.7)1380 (23.7)779 (23.2)308 (20.9)129 (21.4)≥ 0.05