TY - JOUR
T1 - Fewer pre-emptive renal transplantations and more rejections in immigrant children compared to native Dutch and Belgian children
AU - Tromp, Wilma F.
AU - Cransberg, Karlien
AU - van der Lee, Johanna H.
AU - Bouts, Antonia H.
AU - Collard, Laure
AU - van Damme-Lombaerts, Rita
AU - Godefroid, Nathalie
AU - van Hoeck, Koenraad J.
AU - Koster-Kamphuis, Linda
AU - Lilien, Marc R.
AU - Raes, Ann
AU - Ranguelov, Nadejda
AU - Groothoff, Jaap W.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Background. In the Netherlands and Belgium, an increasing number of children who have end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are of non-Western origin. We analysed renal transplantation practices and outcome for immigrant ESRD children as compared to native children in both countries. Methods. All Dutch and Belgian children aged <19 years who received their first renal transplantation between 1 September 2007 and 1 January 2011 were included. Therapy characteristics and outcomes were registered prospectively on a 3-monthly basis. Immigrants were defined as children of whom one or both parents had been born outside Western European countries. Multivariable Cox regression analysis was used to quantify the hazard ratio for acute rejection. Results. One hundred and nineteen first renal transplant recipients were included, of which 41 (34%) were immigrants. Median [range] follow-up time of transplantation was 18 [2-28] months. Compared to native children, immigrants had pre-emptive transplantations (15 versus 32%, P = 0.040) and transplantations with a kidney from a living donor less often (24 versus 59%, P <0.001). Survival analysis in 96 children with at least 3 months of follow-up showed an increased risk for acute rejection in immigrants adjusted for donor source, duration of dialysis and number of HLA mismatches on the DR locus [hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) 2.5 (1.1-5.9)]. Conclusions. Immigrant children receive fewer pre-emptive and living donor transplantations compared to native children. After transplantation, immigrant children are at higher risk for acute rejection irrespective of the mode of transplantation
AB - Background. In the Netherlands and Belgium, an increasing number of children who have end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are of non-Western origin. We analysed renal transplantation practices and outcome for immigrant ESRD children as compared to native children in both countries. Methods. All Dutch and Belgian children aged <19 years who received their first renal transplantation between 1 September 2007 and 1 January 2011 were included. Therapy characteristics and outcomes were registered prospectively on a 3-monthly basis. Immigrants were defined as children of whom one or both parents had been born outside Western European countries. Multivariable Cox regression analysis was used to quantify the hazard ratio for acute rejection. Results. One hundred and nineteen first renal transplant recipients were included, of which 41 (34%) were immigrants. Median [range] follow-up time of transplantation was 18 [2-28] months. Compared to native children, immigrants had pre-emptive transplantations (15 versus 32%, P = 0.040) and transplantations with a kidney from a living donor less often (24 versus 59%, P <0.001). Survival analysis in 96 children with at least 3 months of follow-up showed an increased risk for acute rejection in immigrants adjusted for donor source, duration of dialysis and number of HLA mismatches on the DR locus [hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) 2.5 (1.1-5.9)]. Conclusions. Immigrant children receive fewer pre-emptive and living donor transplantations compared to native children. After transplantation, immigrant children are at higher risk for acute rejection irrespective of the mode of transplantation
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfr628
DO - https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfr628
M3 - Article
C2 - 22323533
SN - 0931-0509
VL - 27
SP - 2588
EP - 2593
JO - Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation
JF - Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation
IS - 6
ER -