|  | Patient groups according to moon phases/moon sign Libra |  |  | P-value* | ||
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 | n (%) a | New moon | Waxing moon | Full moon | Waning moon | Moon sign Libra |  |
Demographics | |||||||
 Number of patients | 278 (100.0) | 33 (100.0) | 111 (100.0) | 32 (100.0) | 102 (100.0) | 17 (100.0) |  |
 Age (years) b,c | 42.0 [7.4 - 74.0] | 45.3 [7.6 - 68.8] | 40.0 [17.8 - 73.9] | 42.1 [7.4 - 69.0] | 45.6 [9.3 - 70.3] | 35.9 [23.1 - 61.6] | 0.213 |
 Sex (m/f) | 192 (69.0)/86 (31.0) | 28 (84.8)/5 (15.2) | 74 (66.7)/37 (33.3) | 23 (71.9)/9 (28.1) | 67 (65.7)/35 (34.3) | 12 (70.6)/5 (29.4) | 0.186 |
 BMI (kg/m2) c | 23.8 [16.4 - 34.8] | 24.5 [16.7 - 30.9] | 23.9 [16.4 - 33.8] | 22.9 [17.2 - 30.9] | 23.8 [16.9 - 34.8] | 23.9 [17.4 - 28.0] | 0.784 |
Medical history | |||||||
 Total duration of dialysis (years) b,c | 1.96 [0.04 - 10.64] | 1.75 [0.04 - 7.32] | 2.02 [0.2 - 10.6] | 1.8 [0.2 - 7.7] | 2.3 [0.04 - 10.5] | 2.4 [0.7 - 10.6] | 0.606 |
 Peritoneal dialysis | 30 (10.8) | 0 (0) | 14 (12.6) | 3 (9.4) | 13 (12.7) | 3 (17.6) | 0.176 |
Cause of kidney failure d | |||||||
 Chronic glomerulonephritis | 88 (31.7) | 8 (24.2) | 32 (28.8) | 11 (34.4) | 37 (36.3) | 6 (35.3) | 0.500 |
 IgA nephritis | 24 (8.6) | 4 (12.1) | 10 (9.0) | 2 (6.3) | 8 (7.8) | 0 (0) | 0.840 |
 Polycystic kidney disease | 19 (6.8) | 2 (6.1) | 8 (7.2) | 2 (6.3) | 7 (6.9) | 3 (17.6) | 0.995 |
 Diabetic nephropathy | 13 (4.7) | 2 (6.1) | 8 (7.2) | 1 (3.1) | 2 (2.0) | 2 (11.8) | 0.308 |
Transplantation history | |||||||
 one or more KT prior to LDKT | 33 (11.9) | 3 (9.09) | 14 (12.6) | 3 (9.4) | 13 (12.7) | 2 (11.8) | 0.915 |
Follow up | |||||||
Follow-up after LDKT (years) c | 8.2 [0.13 - 15.2] | 8.1 [1.9 - 12.6] | 7.9 [0.13 - 14.6] | 10.4 [0.8 - 15.2] | 8.3 [0.6 - 14.2] | 6.0 [1.9 - 12.3] | Â |