Baseline characteristics
After screening, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a
total of 24 patients in the PTLD group were included. Furthermore, a
total of 48 control patients were enrolled.
The descriptive characteristics of the study subjects are shown in Table
1. Males and females comprised 33.3% and 66.7% of the PTLD group,
respectively. On the contrary, males and females comprised 37.5% and
62.5% of the control group, respectively. The average age at
transplantation for patients with PTLD was 9.96 months: the minimum age
was five months, and the maximum age was 24 months. On the contrary, the
average age at transplantation in the control group was 8.60 months: the
minimum age was five months, and the maximum age was 24 months. No
significant difference in the distribution of transplantation age and
sex was observed between the two groups. Among the included cases, the
primary disease affecting the two groups was biliary atresia.