title: Gender disparity of living donor renal transplantation in East China.
abstract: Gender disparity among living kidney donors is common world wide, which demonstrates different social and economic problems in different countries. However, few data are available for China. Therefore, we retrospectively analyzed all 139 living donor renal transplants performed in our center between 2003 and 2010. The annual number of living donor renal transplants increased from six to 26 cases per year during the observation period. Among them, 69.2% of all kidney donors were females, whereas 79.5% of the recipients were male. The average age of recipients was 34.1 ± 7.6 yr and 94% (110/117) were younger than 44 yr. In contrast, 53% (62/117) of all donors were "middle-aged" (45-59 yr) with an average donor age of 47.8 ± 9.2 yr. The first-degree relatives accounted for the majority of the donor pool, as the most common donor-recipient combination consisted of mother to son. In conclusion, there was a male and young preponderance among recipients, and a female and middle-aged one among donors of living kidney transplants in our transplant center, which might be related to socio-cultural as well as economic factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Kidney Transplant Center, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China.
authors.forename: Guangxiang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiaogong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Tieshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiaozhi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Shiwei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Junjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Changwei
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Weidong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gan
authors.forename: Hongqian
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult