Low level of MAp44, an inhibitor of the lectin complement pathway, and long-term graft and patient survival; a cohort study of 382 kidney recipients

Table 1 Baseline characteristics

Variables	Total n = 382	Low Map44 (<1717 ng/ml) n = 95	High MAp44 (≥1717 ng/ml) n = 287	p values
Recipient gender, female^a	139 (36)	28 (30)	111 (39)	0.11
Living Donor^a	143 (37)	35 (37)	108 (38)	0.89
Preemptive transplantation^a	70 (18)	22 (23)	48 (17)	0.16
Diabetic nephropathy^a	55 (14)	17 (18)	38 (13)	0.26
Induction, basiliximab^a	161 (42)	40 (42)	121 (42)	0.99
Coronary disease^a	72 (19)	22 (23)	50 (17)	0.22
Hypertensive nephrosclerosis^a	75 (20)	16 (17)	59 (21)	0.43
Recipient age, years^b	51.5 (17–80)	54 (18–79)	51 (17–80)	0.54
Donor age, years^b	45.5 (1–82)	44 (10–75)	46 (1–82)	0.65

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