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Table 2 Association between glucose regulation and AIx and aortic PWV at 3 months post-kidney transplant

From: The impact of abnormal glucose regulation on arterial stiffness at 3 and 15 months after kidney transplantation

Covariates

AIx, β coefficient (95% CI; p value)

PWV, β coefficient (95% CI; p value)

PTDM compared to NGR

5.61 (0.09 to 11.13; p = 0.047)

7.25 (-10.10 to 24.60; p = 0.404)

IFG/IGT compared to NGR

3.23 (-1.05 to 7.51; p = 0.137)

7.15 (-7.27 to 21.57; p = 0.323)

Recipient age

0.19 (0.03 to 0.34; p = 0.01)

-0.36 (-0.89 to 0.17; p = 0.181)

Recipient male gender

-7.68 (-11.64 to -3.72; p < 0.01)

8.62 (-4.47 to 21.71; p = 0.191)

Donor type (live vs. deceased)

3.09 (-0.67 to 6.84; p = 0.105)

8.38 (-4.87 to 21.62; p = 0.209)

Donor age

-0.12 (10.25 to 0.003; p = 0.056)

-0.02 (-0.54 to 0.50; p = 0.948)

Systolic BP

0.11 (-0.02 to 0.23; p = 0.095)

0.63 (0.14 to 1.12; p = 0.014)

  1. Adjusted linear regression, data expressed as non-standardized regression coefficient (β coefficient) with 95% confidence interval (CI).
  2. Abbreviations: BP Blood pressure, IFG Impaired fasting glucose, IGT Impaired glucose tolerance, AIx Augmentation index corrected for heart rate, PWV Pulse wave velocity, NGR Normal glucose regulation, PTDM Post-transplant diabetes mellitus.