Research Article

GRWR Correlates with the Metabolism of Tacrolimus after Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplantation According to Donor CYP3A5 Polymorphism

Table 3

Donor characteristics.

VariableSS/NEX group ()SS/EX group ()LS/NEX group ()LS/EX group ()

Age (year)30 (20-54)30 (21-56)29 (22-51)31 (21-50)
Gender
(i) Male19 (47.5)18 (47.4)22 (45.8)15 (31.3)
(ii) Female21 (52.5)20 (52.6)26 (54.2)33 (68.8)
Weight (kg)57 (39-90)56 (39-76)60 (42-81)60 (40-85)
Height (cm)163 (150-183)165 (152-179)167 (150-180)164 (148-184)
BMI (kg/m2)21.1 (16.7-29.1)20.6 (16.9-26.3)21.6 (17.5-28.0)22.9 (16.0-26.6)
D/R relationship
 Parent39 (97.5)36 (94.7)45 (93.7)46 (95.8)
 Grandparent1 (2.5)2 (5.3)3 (6.3)2 (4.2)
Graft weight (g)230 (140-420)220 (130-345)263 (190-370)258 (180-395)
GRWR (%)2.5 (1.3-3.0)2.3 (1.2-3.0)3.8 (3.0-5.8)3.5 (3.0-5.7)
Graft type
 LLS33 (82.5)33 (86.8)46 (95.8)41 (85.4)
 Reduced LLS1 (2.5)1 (2.6)2 (4.2)6 (12.5)
 Left lobe without MHV1 (2.5)1 (2.6)00
 Left lobe with MHV5 (12.5)3 (7.9)00
 Right lobe without MHV0001 (2.1)

Note: Data are expressed as number (%) or median (range). BMI: body mass index; D/R donor/recipient; GRWR: graft-to-recipient weight ratio; LLS: left lateral segment; MHV: middle hepatic vein.