The Impact of Obesity and Associated Comorbidities on the Outcomes after Renal Transplantation with a Living Donor vs. Deceased Donor Grafts

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Background: Obesity among kidney transplant (KT) recipients can lead to metabolic comorbidity-associated deaths. This study compares post-KT survival between obese and non-obese patients and outcomes of living donor (LD) and deceased donor (DD) grafts. Methods: Between January 2005–May 2019, 1403 KT recipients from a single center were included in the study, as well as 314 patients (22.4%) with obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m2), 137 DD transplants, and 177 LD transplants. Of the 1089 (77.6%) in the control group (BMI ≤ 30 kg/m2), 384 were DD transplants and 705 LD transplants. The Kaplan–Meier method was used for survival analysis and a Cox regression was used to identify risk factors for graft loss and mortality. Propensity score matching analysis adjusting for age, IHD, and T2DM was performed. Results: The study group had higher incidence of obesity related comorbidities, delayed graft function and primary non function (p < 0.001). One-, 5-and 10-year patient and graft survival were lower in the study group (p < 0.001). Subgroup analysis of graft survival according to type of graft shows a difference in the DD (p = 0.002) but not in the LD group (p = 0.220). However, mortality was higher in both groups (LD, p = 0.045; DD, p = 0.004). Risk factors for mortality were age, T2DM, IHD, and DD, and for graft failure: IHD, BMI, donor age, re-transplant, and DD. Propensity score analysis shows an odds ratio of 0.81 for graft failure and 0.93 for death in the study group (95% CI = 0.55, 1.21, p = 0.3 and CI = 0.59, 1.46, p = 0.7, respectively). Conclusions: Recipient age and metabolic comorbidities should be emphasized when evaluating patients with obesity. We suggest considering weight loss interventions using the new GLP-1 inhibitors and bariatric procedures in selected patients to prepare overweight patients for transplant.

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Yemini, R., Rahamimov, R., Nesher, E., Anteby, R., Ghinea, R., Hod, T., & Mor, E. (2022). The Impact of Obesity and Associated Comorbidities on the Outcomes after Renal Transplantation with a Living Donor vs. Deceased Donor Grafts. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11113069

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