Socioeconomic Deprivation and Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Socioeconomic deprivation in Belgium was associated with rejection, specifically TCMR, and univariably with all-cause graft failure. We lacked evidence of associations with graft failure or mortality separately. These findings suggest that universal health care may mitigate some adverse posttransplantation outcomes because of socioeconomic deprivation. Future studies should evaluate whether deprivation affects access to transplantation itself.
Authors
- Karolien Wellekens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7977-4807)
- Maarten Naesens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5625-0792)
- Maarten Coemans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8442-3673)
- Dirk Kuypers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5546-9680)
- Priyanka Koshy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2313-5122)
- Thomas Vanhoutte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7144-1872)
- Lukas Ponette
- Arthur Vranken
Institutions
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kidney International Reports
- Published
- 2025-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2025.10.024
- Primary Topic
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- KU Leuven
- Vlaamse regering