Factors associated with anaemia in kidney transplant recipients in the first year after transplantation: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anaemia after kidney transplantation may reduce quality of life, graft or patient survival. We aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors for anaemia in the initial 12 months after transplantation.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study at 6 and 12 months after transplantation. Anaemia was defined by World Health Organization criteria taking into consideration erythropoietin use. Logistic regression was used to determine the association between demographic, clinical and pharmacological risk factors for the main outcome of moderate-severe anaemia.

Results

A total of 336 transplant recipients were included and the prevalence of moderate-severe anaemia was 27.4% at 6 months and 15.2% at 12 months. Lower kidney function, female gender, transferrin

SUBMITTER: Lim AKH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6173839 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature