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ArticlePloS one2021

Patient and allograft outcomes after kidney transplant for the Indigenous patients in the United States.

Regan Seipp, Nan Zhang, Sumi Sukumaran Nair, Hasan Khamash, Amit Sharma, Scott Leischow, Raymond Heilman, Mira T Keddis

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Regan SeippDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-8463-8751
Nan ZhangDepartment of Health Science Research, Section of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America.
Sumi Sukumaran NairDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-9688-8216
Hasan KhamashDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-0179-1727
Amit SharmaDivision of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America.
Scott LeischowOffice of Health Care Disparity, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America.
Raymond HeilmanDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America.
Mira T KeddisDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-8249-0848

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe objective is to assess cardiovascular (CV), malignancy, infectious, graft outcomes and tacrolimus levels for the Indigenous patients compared to Whites after kidney transplant (KTx).

methods165 Indigenous and 165 White patients matched for the KTx year at Mayo Clinic Arizona from 2007-2015 were studied over a median follow-up of 3 years. Propensity score was calculated to account for baseline differences.

resultsCompared to Whites, Indigenous patients had the following characteristics: younger age, more obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and required dialysis prior to KTx (p<0.01). Indigenous patients had longer hospital stay for KTx, shorter follow-up and lived further from the transplant center (p<0.05). 210 (63.6%) received deceased donor KTx and more Whites received a living donor KTx compared to Indigenous patients (55.2% vs 17.6%, p<0.0001). Post-KTx, there was no difference in the CV event rates. The cumulative incidence of infectious complications was higher among the Indigenous patients (HR 1.81, p = 0.0005, 48.5% vs 38.2%, p = 0.013), with urinary causes as the most common. Malignancy rates were increased among Whites (13.3% vs 3.0%, p = 0.001) with skin cancer being the most common. There was a significant increase in the dose normalized tacrolimus level for the Indigenous patients compared to Whites at 1 months, 3 months, and 1 year post-KTx. After adjustment for the propensity score, there was no statistical difference in infectious or graft outcomes between the two groups but the mean number of emergency room visits and hospitalizations after KTx was significantly higher for Whites compared to Indigenous patients.

conclusionsCompared to Whites, Indigenous patients have similar CV events, graft outcomes and infectious complications after accounting for baseline differences.

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Graft SurvivalKidney TransplantationAdultAgedAmerican Indian or Alaska NativeFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGraft RejectionHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsIncidenceKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesImmunosuppressive Agents

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PMCPMC7857629

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