Table 1. Clinical characteristics of Transplant and Control subjets
var Controls Transplant p
N 85 143
Age (years) 72.06 ± 6.19 55.87 ± 12.23 <0.001
Sex (Males) 51 (60.00) 92 (64.34) 0.608
Glucose (mg/dl) 109.06 ± 39.61 95.02 ± 31.32 0.004
Urea (mg/dl) 32.46 ± 9.43 44.98 ± 28.58 <0.001
Uric Acid (mg/dl) 4.63 ± 1.39 5.97 ± 1.70 <0.001
Ca (mg/dl) 9.45 ± 0.50 9.55 ± 0.86 0.313
Ph (mg/dl) 3.39 ± 0.58 3.53 ± 1.01 0.228
Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) 206.38 ± 39.88 193.66 ± 46.18 0.036
Tryglicerid (mg/dl) 131.44 ± 65.74 179.72 ± 93.38 <0.001
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl) 59.02 ± 16.37 54.26 ± 16.95 0.040
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl) 121.04 ± 34.21 103.15 ± 39.32 0.001
Ferritinemy (ng/ml) 72.00 (42.00 - 161.00) 104.00 (39.00 - 200.00) 0.125
CRP (mg/l) 2.46 (1.56 - 4.79) 5.00 (1.40 - 10.77) 0.010
serum Albumin (gr/dl) 3.95 ± 0.32 12.38 ± 14.80 <0.001
Hgb (gr/dl) 14.21 ± 1.54 12.86 ± 1.72 <0.001
Type 2 Diabetes 13 (15.29) 15 (13.89) 0.945
Hypertension 49 (57.65) 114 (79.72) 0.001
Table 2. Genotype and allele frequencies of NLRP3 rs10754558 and CARD8 rs2043211 in Controls and Transplant patients
var Controls Transplant AOR p
n 85 143
NLRP3 rs10754558 (%)
CC 39 (45.88) 33 (23.08) 1
CG 31 (36.47) 21 (14.69) 1.39 (0.33-5.83) 0.65
GG 15 (17.65) 89 (62.24) 12.14 (3.58-49.31) < 0.001
C 109 (64.12) 59 (27.31) 1
G 61 (35.88) 157 (72.69) 6.31 (3.06-13.73) < 0.001
CARD8 rs2043211 (%)
AA 44 (51.76) 23 (16.08) 1
TA 29 (34.12) 25 (17.48) 1.52 (0.40-6.02) 0.54
TT 12 (14.12) 95 (66.43) 25.12 (6.41-127.96) < 0.001
A 117 (68.82) 49 (22.69) 1
T 53 (31.18) 167 (77.31) 7.75 (3.76-16.84) < 0.001
Table 3. Genotype frequencies and AOR of NLRP3 rs10754558 and CARD8 rs2043211 in Dialysis and CKD patients
Dialysis
CKD
Frequency AOR (95% CI) Frequency AOR (95% CI)
n 126 34
NLRP3 rs10754558 (%)
CC 33 (26.19) 1 11 (32.35) 1
CG 17 (13.49) 0.60 (0.27-1.31) 6 (17.65) 0.74 (0.23-2.26)
GG 76 (60.32) 6.09 (2.93-13.27) 17 (50.00) 3.87 (1.47-10.71)
C 83 (32.94) 1 28 (41.18) 1
G 169 (67.06) 3.62 (2.38-5.56) 40 (58.82) 2.54 (1.41-4.64)
CARD8 rs2043211 (%)
AA 12 (9.52) 1 4 (11.76) 1
TA 62 (49.21) 7.50 (3.48-17.18) 12 (35.29) 4.94 (1.49-19.82)
TT 52 (41.27) 15.72 (6.50-41.26) 18 (52.94) 18.19 (5.36-76.84)
A 86 (34.13) 1 20 (29.41) 1
T 166 (65.87) 4.29 (2.80-6.64) 48 (70.59) 5.60 (3.00-10.83)

Table S1. Clinical characteristics of Dialysis and CKD subjets
var Dialysis CKD
N 126 34
Age (years) 66.51 ± 15.75 71.97 ± 9.99
Sex (Males) 83 (65.87) 24 (70.59)
Glucose (mg/dl) 114.13 ± 42.22 127.14 ± 41.54
Urea (mg/dl) 61.79 ± 20.38 82.15 ± 46.82
Uric Acid (mg/dl) 5.85 ± 1.23 5.89 ± 1.35
Ca (mg/dl) 9.31 ± 0.81 9.22 ± 0.61
Ph (mg/dl) 4.78 ± 1.89 3.58 ± 0.86
Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) 164.19 ± 48.49 171.77 ± 39.78
Tryglicerid (mg/dl) 171.96 ± 96.41 177.59 ± 162.96
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl) 44.78 ± 17.05 41.62 ± 15.98
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl) 85.52 ± 40.69 86.60 ± 33.64
Ferritinemy (ng/ml) 298.50 (63.50 - 598.25) 49.50 (31.75 - 96.25)
CRP (mg/l) 7.18 (1.10 - 14.33) 0.60 (0.20 - 6.95)
serum Albumin (gr/dl) 3.31 ± 0.50 14.07 ± 20.92
Hgb (gr/dl) 11.58 ± 1.83 12.62 ± 2.12
Type 2 Diabetes 30 (23.81) 9 (52.94)
Hypertension 81 (64.29) 14 (82.35)