Kidney Transplant Outcomes for Type 2 Diabetes Patients in the Netherlands

761 deceased and 364 living donor kidney transplant procedures for patients with type 2 diabetes were analyzed against non-diabetic controls. The study, authored by figshare admin karger and published in 2026, uses a nationwide registry covering all primary kidney transplantations performed in the Netherlands from 2000 to 2022. It compares short-term and long-term outcomes including graft function, recipient survival, and causes of death.

Use Cases

• Analyze the association between type 2 diabetes and delayed graft function in deceased donor transplant recipients.
• Model long-term recipient survival using hazard ratios for death from cardiovascular and infectious causes.
• Compare graft utility and survival outcomes between deceased and living donor procedures for diabetic patients.
• Investigate the competing risk of death on graft survival using sub-distribution hazard rates.

Strengths

• Nationwide registry data covering 23 years (2000-2022) of primary kidney transplantations.
• Analysis includes 1,125 specific transplant procedures for patients with type 2 diabetes (761 deceased donor, 364 living donor).
• Reports specific statistical measures including hazard ratios, confidence intervals, and p-values for key outcomes.

Limitations

• The 251.1 KB file size suggests the dataset is a summary document, not the underlying patient-level data, limiting analytical depth.
• Sample size for the diabetic cohort is moderate (1,125 procedures), which may limit subgroup analyses.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single country (the Netherlands), reducing generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Nationwide transplant registry in the Netherlands.

Collection Method

Registry-based retrospective cohort study comparing diabetic and non-diabetic recipients.

Time Range

2000 to 2022

Freshness

Data covers procedures through 2022, with metadata last updated in April 2026.

Geography

Netherlands