Data from: Predictors of return to work after kidney transplantation: a 12-month cohort of the Japan Academic Consortium of Kidney Transplantation (JACK) study

Objectives: To investigate the cumulative return-to-work rate and to
identify predictors of employment after kidney transplantation. Design:
Retrospective, outpatient-based cohort study. Setting: This was a
single-center study of the largest Japanese kidney transplant center.
Participants: We selected Japanese kidney transplant recipients aged 20-64
years who were employed in paid jobs at the time of transplantation and
who visited an outpatient clinic from December 2017 to March 2018. From
797 patients, we evaluated 515 in this study. Interventions: We
interviewed patients at an outpatient clinic and investigated the timing
and predictors of return to work using logistic regression models. Primary
and secondary outcome measures: The primary outcome was the cumulative
return-to-work rate, and the secondary outcome was to investigate the
predictors of return to work after kidney transplantation. Results: Among
the 515 included recipients, the cumulative overall partial/full return to
work rates at 2, 4, 6, and 12 months were 22.3%, 59.0%, 77.1%, and 85.0%,
respectively. The median duration from transplantation to return to work
was 4 months. Regarding partial/full return to work, according to the
multivariable analysis including all variables, male sex was a greater
predictor for return to work than female sex (odds ratio [OR]: 2.05, 95%
confidence interval [CI] 1.32-3.20); a managerial position was a greater
predictor than a non-managerial position (OR: 2.23, 95% CI 1.42-3.52).
Regarding full return to work, male sex (OR: 1.95, 95% CI 1.25-3.06) and
managerial position (OR: 1.95, 95% CI 1.25-3.06) were also good
predictors. Conclusions: The cumulative return-to-work rate was 85.0% 1
year post-transplantation. Given that cumulative return-to-work rates
varied by sex and position, transplant and occupational physicians should
support kidney transplant recipients in the aspect of returning to work.