Increased cold ischemia time (CIT) predisposes to delayed graft function (DGF). DGF is considered a risk 18 164 recipients) were analyzed. The adjusted odds (aOR) of DGF were significantly higher when CIT was longer by ≥1 h (aOR 1.81, 95% CI 1.7-2.0), ≥5 h (aOR 2.5, 95% CI 2.3-2.9), ≥10 h (aOR 3.3, 95% CI 2.7-2.9) and ≥15 h (aOR 4.4, 95% CI 3.4-5.8) compared to shorter CIT transplants. In the multivariable models adjusted for recipient characteristics, graft survival between paired donor transplants, with and without DGF, were similar. These results suggest that DGF, specifically induced by prolonged CIT, has limited bearing on long-term outcomes, which may have important implications for kidney utilization.