Has the UK living kidney donor population changed over time? A cross-sectional descriptive analysis of the UK living donor registry between 2006 and 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A living-donor kidney transplant is the best treatment for most people with kidney failure. Population cohort studies have shown that lifetime living kidney donor risk is modified by sex, age, ethnicity, body mass index (BMI), comorbidity and relationship to the recipient.

Objectives

We investigated whether the UK population of living kidney donors has changed over time, investigating changes in donor demographics.

Design

We undertook a cross-sectional analysis of the UK living kidney donor registry between January 2006 to December 2017. Data were available on living donor sex, age, ethnicity, BMI, hypertension and relationship to recipient.

Setting

UK living donor registry.

Participants

11 651 consecutive living kidney donors from January 200

SUBMITTER: Bailey PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7299046 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature