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Table 1 Incidence of first hospitalization for pyelonephritis in renal transplant recipients

From: Risk and outcome of pyelonephritis among renal transplant recipients

Characteristic

Pyelonephritis Hospitalizations, No.a

Person-Years Follow up

IR (95 % Cl)

IRR (95 % Cl)

P * Value

Entire study period (1990–09)

Renal transplant recipients

261

14,121

18.5 (16.4–20.9)

772.0 (57.8–89.7)

<.001

Population controls

115

447,976

0.26 (0.21–0.31)

 

1990–1994:

Renal transplant recipients

35

1,175

30.0 (21.0–42.0)

841 (115–-6138)

<.001

Population controls

1

28,218

0.04 (0.01─0.25)

 

1995–1999:

Renal transplant recipients

67

2,974

23.0 (18.0–29.0)

178 (94.1–337)

<.0001

Population controls

11

86,904

0.13 (0.07–0.23)

 

2000–2004:

Renal transplant recipients

81

4,242

19.0 (15.0–24.0

75.6 (50.8–112)

<.0001

Population controls

35

138,543

0.25 (0.18–0.35)

 

2005–2009:

Renal transplant recipients

78

5,731

14.0 (11.0–17.0)

38.9 (28.1–53.8)

<.0001

Population controls

68

194,311

0.35 (0.28–0.44)

 

Male:

Renal transplant recipients

122

9,373

13.0 (10.9–15.5)

69.4(50.3–95.8)

<.0001

Population controls

53

282,662.3

0.19 (0.14–0.25)

 

Female:

Renal transplant recipients

139

4,747.2

29.3(24.8–34.6)

78.1(57.9–105)

<.0001

Population controls

62

165,314.9

0.38(0.29─0.48)

 

<50 years

Renal transplant recipients

140

7,696

18.2(15.4–21.5)

117 (79.8–170)

<.0001

Population controls

33

211,410

0.16(0.11–0.22)

 

50–65 years:

Renal transplant recipients

98

5,235

18.7(15.4–22.8)

81.7 (56.8–118)

<.0001

Population controls

41

178,960

0.23(0.17–0.31)

 

65 + years:

Renal transplant recipients

23

1,190

19.3(12.8–29.1)

127.2 (16.3–45.2)

<.0001

Population controls

41

57,607

0.71(0.52–0.97)

 
  1. Abbreviations: Cl confidence interval, IR incidence rate, IRR incidence rate ratio
  2. * P value corresponding to IRR
  3. aNo. of hospitalizations per 1000 person-years