Characteristics of 893 kidney transplant recipients by post-kidney transplant delirium
| Characteristic | No Delirium | Delirium |
|---|---|---|
| N (%) | 851 (95.3) | 42 (4.7) |
| Recipient characteristics | ||
| Women | 38.9 | 40.5 |
| Black | 40.4 | 57.1 |
| Age, yr | 52.2 (14.1) | 60.4 (14.4) |
| Years on dialysis | 2.9 (3.6) | 3.6 (6.1) |
| BMI | 28.4 (6.9) | 28.3 (4.9) |
| High school education or less | 40.4 | 42.9 |
| Time on dialysis, yr | 2.9 (3.6) | 3.6 (6.1) |
| Cause of ESRD | ||
| Diabetes | 16.2 | 33.3 |
| Hypertension | 31.5 | 45.2 |
| Glomerular disease | 26.6 | 9.5 |
| Cystic disease | 10.6 | 0 |
| Other | 15.1 | 11.9 |
| Frail | 15.6 | 31.0 |
| Cognitive impairment | 9.1 | 19.1 |
| Global cognitive function | 92.1 (10.3) | 88.2 (10.2) |
| Poor HRQOL | 8.8 | 11.9 |
| Depressive symptoms | 11.3 | 16.7 |
| ADL disability | 4.9 | 23.8 |
| IADL disability | 13.8 | 38.1 |
| Comorbidities | ||
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | 1.5 (1.7) | 2.6 (2.2) |
| Myocardial infarction | 5.2 | 14.3 |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 5.9 | 11.9 |
| Cerebral vascular disease | 2.1 | 0 |
| Dementia | 0 | 0 |
| Chronic lung conditions | 7.3 | 11.9 |
| Rheumatologic disorders | 20.6 | 28.6 |
| Peptic ulcers | 3.6 | 7.1 |
| Diabetes | 30.2 | 50.0 |
| Moderate/severe liver disease | 2.0 | 4.8 |
| Metastatic cancer | 0 | 0 |
| Leukemia | 0.2 | 0 |
| Lymphoma | 0.1 | 0 |
| HIV | 2.0 | 0 |
| Transplant characteristics | ||
| Deceased donor | 61.2 | 81.0 |
| Not on standard triple therapy | 8.7 | 17.1 |
| DGF | 22.9 | 40.5 |
| PRA>80% | 14.7 | 4.8 |
| Cold ischemia time, ha | 26 (19–33) | 24 (18–34) |
Characteristics are presented as percentages for binary variables and means (SD) for continuous variables except cold ischemia time, in which the medians (interquartile ranges) are presented. BMI, body mass index; HRQOL, health-related quality of life; ADL, activities of daily living; IADL, instrumental activities of daily living; DGF, delayed graft function; PRA, panel reactive antibody.
↵a For deceased donor recipients.