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Table 4 Multivariate Cox regression analysis for outcome death after transplantation

From: A very low thymus function identifies patients with substantial increased risk for long-term mortality after kidney transplantation

 

Hazard ratio

95% CI

p-value

Multivariate model with CD4/CD8 ratio

Male sex

0.36

0.16–0.78

0.011

 Age at transplantation (per year)

1.07

1.03–1.11

<.001

 Pre-emptive transplantation (no dialysis)

0.25

0.09–0.70

0.008

 Cardiovascular disease prior to transplantation

2.19

0.92–4.45

0.08

 Log C-reactive protein (mg/ml)

1.82

0.83–3.97

0.134

 CD4/CD8 ratio

0.57

0.37–0.86

0.008

Multivariate model with CMV serostatus

 Male sex

0.40

0.18–0.86

0.02

 Age at transplantation (per year)

1.06

1.02–1.1

0.001

 Pre-emptive transplantation (no dialysis)

0.26

0.10–0.74

0.010

 Cardiovascular disease prior to transplantation

1.76

0.81–3.81

0.152

 Log C-reactive protein (mg/ml)

2.11

0.96–4.66

0.064

CMV positive serostatus

1.14

0.53–2.46

0.73

Multivariate model with naïve CD4 T cells

 Male sex

0.29

0.28–0.66

0.036

 Age at transplantation (per year)

1.06

1.02–1.09

0.002

 Pre-emptive transplantation

0.25

0.09–0.68

0.006

 Cardiovascular disease prior to transplantation

1.57

0.70–3.50

0.27

 Log C-reactive protein (mg/ml)

1.81

0.83–4.84

0.036

 Naive CD4 T cells (per cell/ul)

0.99

0.98–0.99

< 0.001

Multivariate model with naïve CD8 T cells

 Male sex

0.42

0.19–0.92

0.030

 Age at transplantation (per year)

1.04

0.99–1.07

0.056

 Pre-emptive transplantation

0.26

0.09–0.68

0.005

 Cardiovascular disease prior to transplantation

1.61

0.77–3.48

0.22

 Log C-reactive protein (mg/ml)

2.09

1.01–4.33

0.115

 Naive CD8 T cells (per cell/ul)

0.98

0.96–0.99

0.006