Excellent long term patient and renal allograft survival after ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation: Experience of one center

Table 2 Graft function, rejection episodes after kidney transplantation

	ABOi (n = 30)	ABOc (n = 30)	P-value
Mean follow-up (mo)	74 (14-114)	78 (13-116)	ns
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)
1 yr after KTx	1.56 ± 0.34	1.53 ± 0.46	ns
3 yr after KTx	1.53 ± 0.37	1.5 ± 0.43	ns
5 yr after KTx	1.6 ± 0.48	1.53 ± 0.55	ns
8 yr after KTx	1.78 ± 0.57	1.76 ± 0.58	ns
eGFR by MDRD (mL/min per 1.73 m2)
1 yr after KTx	56.1 ± 13.4	56.3 ± 16.8	ns
3 yr after KTx	51.5 ± 17.1	56.1 ± 16.1	ns
5 yr after KTx	53.1 ± 17	54.5 ± 17.3	ns
8 yr after KTx	47.3 ± 20.5	44.4 ± 16.4	ns
Rejections
Acute cellular rejection	4 (13.3%)	3 (10%)	ns
Acute antibody - mediated rejection	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	ns

All values represent means ± SD, unless otherwise stated. ABOi: ABO-incompatible; ABOc: ABO-compatible; KTx: Kidney transplantation; eGFR: Estimated glomerular filtration rate; MDRD: Modification of diet in renal disease.