Table 5

Adjusted Cox regression analysis estimating independent risk factors for the development of cancer in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and non-SLE renal transplant recipients

CharacteristicHR95% CIp Value
Age at transplant1.01.0 to 1.00.0001
Race
 White1.21.1 to 1.30.0001
Ethnicity
 Hispanic1.41.0 to 2.00.10
Sex
 Male1.00.9 to 1.00.90
Current smoker2.21.2 to 4.00.02
SLE1.10.9 to 1.30.30
HCV positivity1.00.8 to 1.10.50
HIV positivity0.40.2 to 0.90.03
EBV positivity0.90.9 to 1.00.0003
CMV positivity1.31.2 to 1.30.0001
Dialysis vintage (years)1.01.0 to 1.00.004
  • CMV, cytomegalovirus; dialysis vintage, time on dialysis; EBV, Epstein-Barr virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus.